US20100197649A1 - Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing and Treating Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus - Google Patents
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- MRSA Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections are the most common cause of nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (Archer, G. L. 1998 . Clin. Infect. Dis. 26:1179). However, the incidence of MRSA infections has substantially increased over the last five years in healthy individuals without any known risk factors due to the worldwide emergence of distinct MRSA strains known collectively as community acquired methicillin resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) (e.g., Groom, A. V. et al. 2001 . JAMA 286:1201-1205; Kazakova, S. V. et al. 2005 . N. Engl. J. Med. 352:468-475; King, M. D.
- CA-MRSA community acquired methicillin resistant S. aureus
- CA-MRSA strains have become the most frequent cause of skin and soft tissue infections in emergency rooms in the U.S., increasing in proportion from 29% in 2001-2002 to 64% in 2003-2004 (King, M. D. et al. 2006 . Ann. Intern. Med. 144:309-317; Moran, G. J. et al. 2005 . Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11:928-930; Moran, G. J. et al. 2006 . NEJM 355:666-674).
- CA-MRSA strains appear to have evolved independently of hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) and are genetically distinct from HA-MRSA. Moreover, many strains of CA-MRSA are more virulent than HA-MRSA, causing a different spectrum of symptoms and effects, which include necrotizing fasciitis and pneumonia in otherwise healthy individuals, but also carrying with it a different antibiotic resistance profile. CA-MRSA is now the most common cause of skin infections in the United States. The epidemiological characteristics of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA are therefore distinct from each other and CA-MRSA requires attention as an independent and increasingly important public health problem.
- USA300 and MW2 (USA400), representing two distinct isolates by pulsed-field electrophoresis, are the predominant strains of CA-MRSA in the U.S. (Groom, A. V. et al. 2001 . JAMA 286:1201-1205; Baba, T. et al. 2002 . Lancet 359:1819-1827).
- USA300 for example, has now become a major cause of sepsis and prosthetic joint infections with limited therapeutic options (Seybold, U. et al. 2006 . Clin. Infect. Dis. 42:647-656; Kourbatova, E. V. et al. 2005 . Am. J. Infect.
- S. aureus Resistance to a greater number of antibiotics has occurred in S. aureus isolates worldwide. Besides common resistance to methicillin and ⁇ -lactams in general, S. aureus has also become resistant to drugs of last resort such as vancomycin, linezolid and daptomycin (Gales, A. C. et al. 2006 . Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 27:300-302; Skiest, D. J. 2006 . J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:655-656; Howden, B. P. et al. 2004 . Clin. Infect. Dis. 39:1544; Ruiz, M. E. et al. 2002 . Clin. Infect. Dis. 35:1018-1020; Saner, F. H.
- PBP1 and PBP2 are essential enzymes involved in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall; the ⁇ -lactam antibiotics generally kill bacteria by interfering with the transpeptidase domain of penicillin binding proteins (PBPs), which leads to a loss of cell-wall cross-linking and integrity (Mallorqui-Fernandez, G. et al. 2004 . FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 235:1-8).
- PBP4 the single low molecular weight PBP, has been shown to have a low affinity for most ⁇ -lactams, and is unique among low-molecular weight PBPs found among prokaryotes in that it possesses transpeptidase and carboxypeptidase activities (Kozarich, J. W. and J.
- Methicillin resistance is achieved by acquisition of another high molecular weight PBP, namely PBP2A encoded by mecA; this is situated in the chromosome in a genomic island designated staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec).
- PBP2A has a remarkably low affinity for all ⁇ -lactams (Matsuhashi, M. et al. 1986 . J. Bacteriol. 167:975).
- PBP4 was shown to play a role in the synergistic effect of combining imipenem, an autolytic agent, with cefotiam, a compound with no affinity for PBP4, against MRSA; the synergistic activity of the two agents against MRSA was correlated with the degree of autolysis induced by imipenem (Matsuda, K. et al. 1995 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39:2631-2634). PBP4 expression levels have been shown to affect vancomycin susceptibility in S. aureus strains COL, RN450M and N315 (Finan, J. E. et al. 2001 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45:3070-3075).
- the present invention features a composition for identifying CA-MRSA.
- This composition comprises an agent that binds a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product.
- the agent is used in a method of diagnosing a CA-MRSA infection by contacting a test sample from a human subject with the agent and detecting the presence or absence of binding of the test agent to a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product, wherein the presence of binding is indicative of a CA-MRSA infection.
- the agent binds the CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product MW0042, MW0043, MW0046, MW0047, USA300 — 0041, USA300 — 0042, USA300 — 0042, USA300 — 0045, or USA300 — 0046.
- Yet another object of the present invention is a method of diagnosing a CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises contacting a strain of MW2 and USA300 in vitro with cefoxitin and oxacillin to determine a first minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration level of cefoxitin against; contacting blood, organ or tissue isolates from a patient suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection in vitro with cefoxitin and oxacillin to determine a second minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration level of cefoxitin; comparing the first minimum inhibitory concentration level with the second minimum inhibitory concentration.
- the minimum inhibitory concentration levels of cefoxitin and oxacillin against MW2 and USA300 are equal to or less than 2 microgram per milliliter.
- Yet another object of the present invention is a method for treating a CA-MRSA infection which comprises administering to a patient with a CA-MRSA infection an effective amount of cefoxitin and an effective amount of a beta-lactam.
- the CA-MRSA infection is with a MW2 or USA300 strain and the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin.
- Another object of the present invention is a method of screening a drug for activity to inhibit PBP4 in S. aureus isolates which comprises contacting MW2 or USA300 isolates of S. aureus in vitro with a compound to be tested for activity against PBP4, determining a minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound against MW2 or USA300, and comparing the minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound with a minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in an MW2 or an USA300 isolate, wherein the compound is identified as having activity to inhibit PBP4 in S. aureus when the minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound is equal to or less than the minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin.
- the method of screening employs contact of the compound to be tested with both MW2 and USA300 isolates and the minimum inhibitory concentration level for both is determined.
- Another object of the present invention is a topical composition for treating a CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises an effective amount of cefoxitin and an effective amount of a beta-lactam in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, wherein said vehicle is suitable for topical application to the skin of a patient with a CA-MRSA infection.
- the CA-MRSA infection is with an MW2 strain or a USA300 strain
- the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin.
- the topical composition contains a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle formulated as an ointment, a cream, a lotion, a paste, a gel, a spray, an aerosol, an oil, or a wound dressing.
- FIG. 1 depicts the expression of GFP uvr driven by pbp2-P1 ( FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B , MW2; FIG. 1E and FIG. 1F , COL) and pbp2-P2 promoters ( FIG. 1C and FIG. 1D , MW2; FIG. 1G and FIG. 1H , COL) in uninduced ( FIG. 1A and FIG. 1C , FIG. 1E and FIG. 1G ) and induced ( FIG. 1B and FIG. 1D , FIG. 1F and FIG. 1H ) cultures with 10 ⁇ MIC oxacillin.
- Promoter activity was plotted as mean fluorescence/OD 650 from three clones in triplicates. The experiments were repeated three times, with data from one set shown. The “*” indicates statistical significance of the indicated strain to MW2 at 3-6 hour time points after antibiotic challenge by the paired Student's t-test (p ⁇ 0.001).
- FIG. 2 depicts results of experiments with a TRITON X-100-induced autolysis assay.
- FIG. 2A depicts results under static conditions. After adding TRITON X-100 (0.05%), autolysis of mid-exponential cultures was determined at 30° C. without shaking, by serial OD measurements. The arlRS mutant strain Newman was used as a positive control.
- FIG. 2B depicts results on growing cells of MW2 and its isogenic mutants.
- FIG. 3 depicts the effect of deleting pbp3 and pbp4 on MW2 peptidoglycan composition.
- the muropeptide composition of peptidoglycan was analyzed by HPLC. The identity of each peak was assigned based on the specific retention time in comparison to previously identified peaks of COL strain, with arrows pointing to highly crosslinked muropeptides present in MW2 and pbp3 mutant but that are reduced in pbp4 and pbp3/pbp4 mutants. Quantification of the area of eluted peaks was carried out using Shimadzu LC solution software, with the data presented as percentage of the total identified peaks.
- FIG. 4 depicts a population analysis of susceptibility to oxacillin ( FIG. 4A ), cefoxitin ( FIG. 4B ) and oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin ( FIG. 4C ) for the wild-type strain MW2.
- Antibiotic susceptibilities of strains were determined in overnight cultures plated on agar containing different concentrations of oxacillin, cefoxitin or 1 ⁇ 4 the MIC of cefoxitin with two-fold dilution of oxacillin and incubated at 37° C. for 48 hours.
- PBP4 has an unexpected role in CA-MRSA resistance.
- Loss of PBP4 has also been shown to have a dramatic impact on PBP2 transcription in cells challenged with oxacillin in CA-MRSA strains but not in HA-MRSA strains.
- the diagnostic methods are based on the unique sensitivities of CA-MRSA to certain antibiotics ( ⁇ -lactams in the presence of an antibiotic that inhibits PBP4 such as cefoxitin, imipenem and cefmetazole)] as well as the identification of CA-MRSA-specific surface markers (biomarkers) which can be targeted by various binding agents to detect the presence of CA-MRSA strains. Additionally, understanding of the unique sensitivities of CA-MRSA to certain antibiotics has resulted in the present invention which encompasses methods for treating CA-MRSA in a patient, as well as methods for screening for compounds to treat CA-MRSA based on the finding that PBP4 plays a role in CA-MRSA sensitivity to ⁇ -lactams.
- the present invention was described based on a series of experiments examining the biological basis for CA-MRSA strains versus HA-MRSA strains, focusing on the role of PBPs in CA-MRSA and generally in ⁇ -lactam resistance. Experiments were first performed using mutants of various PBPs. In-frame deletion mutants of the genes encoding PBP3 (MW1504) and PBP4 (MW0604), pbp3 and pbp4 respectively, were generated in the CA-MRSA strain MW2 and in HA-MRSA strain COL using the temperature-sensitive allelic replacement vector pMAD (Arnaud, M. et al. 2004 . Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6887-6891).
- PBP4 was also deleted in the HA-MRSA strains Mu50 and N315 and in the CA-MRSA strain USA300.
- the PBP4 gene shares a 400-nucleotide intercistronic region with the divergently transcribed abcA (MW0605), encoding an ATP-binding cassette transporter that has been shown to be involved in cell wall metabolism and division (Schrader-Fischer and Berger-Bumblei. 2001 . Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 45 (2):407-12).
- loss of pbp4 in MW2 and USA300 resulted in a 16-fold reduction in oxacillin and nafcillin MIC (from 64 to 4 ⁇ g/ml and from 16 to 1 ⁇ g/ml, respectively) while a deletion in pbp3 had no effect.
- Loss of PBP4 in HA-MRSA strains N315 and Mu50 resulted in minimal or no decrease in MIC values for both oxacillin and nafcillin, similar to strain COL.
- the pMAD plasmid was used to reintroduce pbp4 into the chromosome of ⁇ pbp4 and ⁇ pbp3/pbp4 mutants of MW2. Both chromosomally complemented strains, MW2 ⁇ pbp4::pbp4 and USA300 ⁇ pbp4::pbp4 regained wild type levels of oxacillin resistance (Table 1). The same results were also obtained when the ORF encoding PBP4 was cloned in the xylose inducible system pEPSA5, while the empty vector did not have any effect.
- the HA-MRSA strain COL and the CA-MRSA strain MW2 have substantially different regulations of mecA. Both strains lack the gene encoding mecI, a repressor of mecA expression. However MW2 carries the blaIRZ operon on the plasmid pMW2, which codes for the penicillinase-regulatory gene blaI, the membrane sensor gene blaR and the penicillinase gene blaZ; blaI was previously found to regulate in trans the expression of mecA (McKinney, T. K. et al. 2001 . J. Bacteriol. 183:6862-6868).
- the plasmid pMW2 which is responsible for the tight regulation of mecA, was first cured to generate a derivative strain MW2 ex.
- the CA-MRSA strain MW2 ex cured of its plasmid pMW2, resulted in constitutive expression of mecA, similar to what has been found with COL.
- the expression of mecA was again tightly regulated and repressed unless oxacillin was added to induce expression.
- the plasmid pMW2 does not contribute significantly to oxacillin or ⁇ -lactam resistance in CA-MRSA strains.
- PBP4 binds with low affinity to many ⁇ -lactams
- PBP4 binds cefoxitin, a semi-synthetic ⁇ -lactam derived from cephamycin C, with high affinity (Nair, S. R. and C. E. Cherubin. 1978 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 14:866-875).
- experiments were performed to test for a potential synergistic effect of cefoxitin (0.25 ⁇ MIC) in combination with oxacillin by determining the MIC of oxacillin with CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA strains (Table 2).
- MIC data for all clinical isolates were reported as median values in ug/ml from at least three independent experiments.
- c denotes complicated skin and soft tissue infections d
- the MBC of oxacillin for both MW2 and USA300 was 256 ⁇ g/ml, while that for cefoxitin alone was >256 ⁇ g/ml. Synergy between the two drugs was also demonstrated, showing the MBC for oxacillin with one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin to be ⁇ 1 ⁇ g/ml for both MW2 and USA300 (Table 3). Population analysis of susceptibility to oxacillin, cefoxitin, and oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin to detect trends and potential for developing resistance was also evaluated ( FIG.
- the 30 HA-MRSA isolates that tested negative for the above genes (but positive for mecA), grew in oxacillin ranging from 4 to 128 ⁇ g/ml (median values at 32 and 64 ⁇ g/ml at 24 and 48 hrs, respectively) in the presence of cefoxitin.
- the code was subsequently broken, confirming that all 30 isolates, designated as CA-MRSA, were from patients with primary skin infections and annotated by the donating hospital as CA-MRSA while the other were blood isolates designated as HA-MRSA.
- CA-MRSA differs from HA-MRSA in its response to antibiotics (Jung et al. 2006 . J. Microbiol. 44 (3):336-43), the inability to discriminate between the two types of MRSA infections could lead to dire consequences for the patient, even death.
- CA-MRSA can be discriminated from HA-MRSA infection in a patient through use of unique biomarkers of CA-MRSA strains.
- biomarker refers to unique substances that when detected in a biological media collected from a patient suspected of having a particular disease or condition are indicative of the presence of a specific disease or condition in the patient.
- the unique substances would include but not be limited to genes or gene products that are detected in cells or tissues of a patient.
- the present invention is a biomarker for CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises these four genes or gene products.
- the present invention would also encompass application of the methods to derivative CA-MRSA strains, ones that may arise due to spontaneous mutations that occur as well as mutations that might be intentionally produced. Therefore, the present invention would include application to derivative strains of USA300 and MW2 that may be identified.
- the present invention is a biomarker for CA-MRSA infection in a patient wherein the biomarker comprises mutated genes or gene products of USA300 and MW2.
- the present invention is a method of diagnosing CA-MRSA.
- the diagnosis can be through detection of one or more CA-MRSA-specific genetic or protein markers.
- the methods of diagnosis can be based upon measurement of bacterial growth in the presence of cefoxitin and oxacillin.
- CA-MRSA is diagnosed based upon MIC levels.
- a diagnosis is carried out by obtaining a blood, tissue or organ sample from a patient suspected of having CA-MRSA and contacting the sample with cefoxitin and oxacillin in vitro to determine a MIC level of oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration (sub-MIC) of cefoxitin.
- the sensitivity of oxacillin is then compared with the MIC level of oxacillin in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin against strains MW2 and USA300, which are typically at ⁇ 1-2 microgram per milliliter.
- the patient is diagnosed as having a CA-MRSA infection.
- the MIC level to oxacillin in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin is typically higher than 32 micrograms per milliliter, similar to COL, MRSA252 and Mu50 strains.
- Such diagnostic testing based on MIC is routinely carried out in the art and any suitable format can be employed including plate and liquid culturing techniques.
- a CA-MRSA infection is diagnosed based upon the presence or expression of one or more CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers.
- the presence or expression of one or more CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers is assessed by detecting the presence or level of a nucleic acid encoding the marker by PCR or real-time PCR (with or without a molecular beacon) in a sample, e.g., a blood sample, or the presence or level of the protein itself.
- Detection of a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker involves contacting a biological sample with a compound or an agent capable of binding the biomarker.
- a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker is defined as a nucleic acid or protein specifically present or expressed in CA-MRSA, which is not present or expressed in HA-MRSA. Desirably, CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are found in all isolates of CA-MRSA. In particular embodiments, CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are present or expressed in both MW2 (USA400) and USA300 isolates.
- exemplary CA-MRSA-specific biomarker genes or gene products include MW0042 and its homolog USA300 — 0041, MW0043 and its homolog USA300 — 0042, MW0046 and its homolog USA300 — 0045, and MW0047 and its homolog USA300 — 0046 .
- nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are 100% identical between the MW2 and USA300 isolates.
- USA300 — 0041 has an addition 42 nucleotides at its 5′ end as compared to MW0042.
- the remaining nucleotide sequences encoding MW0042 and USA300 — 0041 are 100% identical.
- An example of an agent for binding and detecting the presence or expression of a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker is a nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizing to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker (e.g. genomic DNA or mRNA).
- the nucleic acid probe can be, for example, an oligonucleotide which is complementary to any of the nucleotide sequences disclosed in Table 4, or portions thereof.
- the term probe, as defined herein, is meant to encompass oligonucleotides from ten to twenty-five base pairs in length, but longer sequences can be employed.
- a probe of the invention is also suitable as a primer for amplification of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a CA-MRSA-specific marker.
- Exemplary probes/primers for the amplification of MW0042 (USA300 — 0041), MW0043 (USA300 — 0042), MW0046 (USA300 — 0045) and MW0047 (USA300 — 0046) sequences are set forth herein in Table 5 and Example 12. Analysis of 100 clinical isolates of each of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA, indicated that these primers generate amplicons from CA-MRSA nucleic acids only and not from HA-MRSA.
- an agent for binding and detecting a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker protein is an antibody capable of binding to the biomarker protein (e.g., the membrane protein MW0042). Accordingly, the present invention also provides antibodies raised against each of the biomarkers disclosed in Table 4, or portions thereof.
- CA-MRSA-specific biomarker proteins can be expressed using conventional expression systems, purified and used to immunize an animal for antibody production.
- Antibodies can be polyclonal, or more desirably, monoclonal and can be produced by any conventional method in the art. For example, monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture.
- hybridoma technique examples include, but are not limited to, the hybridoma technique, the human B-cell hybridoma technique, and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Kohler et al. 1975 . Nature 256:495-497; Kozbor et al. 1985 . J. Immunol. Methods 81:31-42; Cote et al. 1983 . Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 80:2026-2030; Cole et al. 1984 . Mol. Cell. Biol. 62:109-120).
- an intact antibody, antibody derivative, or a fragment thereof can be used.
- the antibody is labeled.
- the term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody is intended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a protein or DNA probe with biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently labeled streptavidin.
- the antibody is labeled by adsorption to latex beads for use in a rapid latex agglutination assay with CA-MRSA, wherein agglutination is indicative of the presence of CA-MRSA.
- the presence of the surface antigen MW0042 can be detected by, e.g., an aerosolized immunoassay which provides a colorimetric readout to diagnose CA-MRSA on the surface of the skin.
- Suitable antibodies or primers/probes useful for biomarker binding and detection can be routinely generated by the skilled artisan from biomarker sequences set forth herein in Table 4.
- one embodiment of the invention embraces the detection of one or more of the CA-MRSA-specific nucleic acid biomarkers set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:9.
- the invention embraces the detection of one or more of the CA-MRSA-specific protein biomarkers set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:10.
- the detection methods described herein can be used to detect the presence of biomarker nucleic acids or biomarker protein in a biological sample in vitro as well as in vivo.
- In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker RNA include, but are not limited to, northern hybridization and in situ hybridization.
- In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker DNA include, but are not limited to, Southern hybridization and in situ hybridization.
- In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker protein include, but are not limited to, agglutination assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), western blots, immunoprecipitations, and immunofluorescence assays.
- a biomarker protein can be detected in vivo in a subject by introducing into the subject a labeled antibody against the biomarker protein.
- the antibody can be labeled with a radiotracer or radiopharmaceutical, or fluorescent or other imaging marker whose presence and location in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.
- MW0042 USA300 — 0041
- this protein can be readily detected both in vivo and in vitro, with little sample preparation.
- phage lysin can be incorporated into the assay to instantly lyse the S. aureus cells, thereby releasing the intracellular proteins.
- An example of a phage lysin suitable for use is the lysin (LysK) from staphylococcal phage K. Indeed, recombinant LysK was found to inhibit a range of different species of staphylococci isolated from bovine and human infection sources, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (O'Flaherty et al. 2005 . J. Bacteriol. 187:7161-7164).
- PCR polymerase chain reaction
- RT-PCR real time PCR
- LCR ligase chain reaction
- the presence of the CA-MRSA biomarkers are identified in samples taken from a patient suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection.
- a sample is any fluid, cell, or tissue, living or dead.
- the sample can be obtained by a physician or healthcare professional in a hospital or other healthcare environment in traditional manners. Samples would then be prepared for analysis using methods well know to those of skill in the art and dependent on the method of detection to be used.
- the present invention embraces methods of treating CA-MRSA infections which include administering to a patient having or suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection in their bloodstream, internal organs or tissues an effective amount of cefoxitin (or other PBP inhibitors including imipenem or cefmetazole) and an effective amount of a beta-lactam antibiotic, including but not limited to penicillin, synthetic penicillin, and cephalosporins or their derivatives.
- the CA-MRSA infection is with either a MW2 or USA300 strain of CA-MRSA.
- an effective amount is defined as an amount of the drug capable of inhibiting growth of S. aureus .
- the amount of drug that inhibits growth of S. aureus can be determined by a variety of means well known to those of skill in the art including determining a MIC level for a drug in vitro, as described in the present invention.
- the MIC level of oxacillin for CA-MRSA strains USA300 and MW2 is typically less than 1 ⁇ g/ml while that of HA-MRSA strains is greater than 32 ⁇ g/ml when the drug is in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin which is typically used at a 1 ⁇ 4 MIC level.
- ⁇ -lactam antibiotics are a broad class of well-known antibiotics which includes penicillin derivatives (both synthetic and semi-synthetic penicillins), cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems and ⁇ -lactamase inhibitors, i.e., any antibiotic agent which contains a ⁇ -lactam nucleus in its molecular structure.
- penicillin derivatives include, e.g., oxacillin, nafcillin, cloxacillin, benzathine penicillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, procaine penicillin, methicillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, temocillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, azlocillin, carbenicillin, ticarcillin, mezlocillin, and piperacillin.
- penicillin derivatives include, e.g., oxacillin, nafcillin, cloxacillin, benzathine penicillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, procaine penicillin, methicillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, temocillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, azlocillin, carbenicillin, ticarcillin, mezlocillin, and piperacillin.
- cephalosporins examples include, e.g., cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefamandole, cefotetan, cefoxitin, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, cefepime, and cefpirome.
- An exemplary monobactam is, e.g., aztreonam
- an exemplary carbapenems include, e.g., imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, and faropenem.
- exemplary beta-lactamase inhibitors include clavulanic acid, tazobactam, and sulbactam.
- the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin.
- the present invention is also a method of screening drugs for activity to inhibit PBP4 activity in S. aureus isolates comprising contacting MW2 and/or USA300 isolates of S. aureus in vitro with a compound to be tested for activity against PBP4 and determining a MIC level for the compound and comparing the MIC level for the compound with an MIC level for oxacillin in MW2 and/or USA300 isolates.
- Compounds to be tested with this method would include any compound that is developed based either on chemical modification of cefoxitin or novel compounds found to bind to PBP4 based on a de novo drug or compound screen. These compounds are expected to inhibit growth of CA-MRSA in the presence of sub-MIC level of cefoxitin or other PBP4 inhibitors.
- the compound is a derivative of cefoxitin, e.g., a derivative with additional or modified acetyl or amino groups, or additional side chains.
- drugs can be tested against infections where the infection established is from inoculation of the animal with specific CA-MRSA strains. Demonstration of efficacy in such models is measured in many ways and would include but not be limited to a reduction in mortality rate, a reduction in bacterial cell counts determined by microscopic examination of tissue or blood samples taken from the animals, or even assessment of wound healing in the animals.
- doses to be tested are routinely chosen by those of skill in the art by using clinical judgment based on results of in vitro pharmacological assays.
- doses can be ones that are equivalent to an ED 10 , an ED 25 , an ED 50 , and an ED 75 for inhibiting bacterial growth in vitro.
- the drug will be administered at 1 and 4 hours after i.p. inoculation of mice with CA-MRSA isolates.
- the drug to be tested can be administered subcutaneously, intravenously, or orally. A vehicle control group will be used. All mice are observed for survival up to 7 days.
- Efficacy of the test drug will be measured as an increased survival rate as compared to control animals (untreated) and as compared to survival in a group of animals administered a positive control agent (e.g., vancomycin or another antibiotic known to have efficacy to treat CA-MRSA).
- a positive control agent e.g., vancomycin or another antibiotic known to have efficacy to treat CA-MRSA.
- a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection (e.g. Godin et al. 2005 . J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 55:989-994) will be used to examine the efficacy of a drug that has been screened in vitro and shown to have activity to inhibit growth of CA-MRSA isolates. Briefly, 4 to 5 week old immunocompetent ICR male mice will be used. Three groups of 18 mice each will be inoculated intracutaneously with CA-MSRA isolates. The intracutaneous injections will be applied to the back of each animal that will have been previously shaved with clippers.
- mice from each group will be inoculated with 0.1 ml of saline containing 10 7 , 10 8 or 10 9 CFU/ml of CA-MRSA isolate. The mice are then examined daily for development of deep dermal abscesses, inflammatory reaction in the inoculated area and wound size for a total of 3 weeks.
- the drug to be tested for antibiotic activity can be given orally, by intravenous injection or dermally. If dermal administration is to be tested, the drug will be spread over the area of the abscess.
- the dose of test drug to be administered will be chosen based on the results of in vitro studies of inhibition of bacterial growth. As discussed above, doses can be chosen based on the percentage of growth inhibition seen in vitro.
- the test drug will be administered 72 hours after intracutaneous injection with CA-MRSA inoculates and can last for 7 days or longer depending on the response of the animals to the treatment. At the end of 7 days treatment, animals will be sacrificed and the skin area corresponding to the infection site and underlying tissues can be processed for bacterial count and histopathological examination. Alternatively, mice can be sacrificed at various times, at least 3 mice per time period, such as 1, 3, and 7 days in order to monitor the progression of infection in response to the test drug.
- test drug or a combination of drugs has shown to be effective in vivo in animals
- clinical studies can be designed based on the doses shown to be safe and effective in animals.
- One of skill in the art will design such clinical studies using standard protocols as described in textbooks such as Spilker (2000 . Guide to Clinical Trials . Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia).
- composition contemplated by the present invention is a topical composition for treatment of CA-MRSA skin infections.
- topical antibiotics may contain multiple ingredients to target different types of pathogens in one product.
- such compositions are not effective against CA-MRSA.
- multiple ingredient formulations could be developed wherein one component consists of the compositions of the present invention which have been shown to be effective against CA-MRSA.
- composition contemplated by the present invention would include but not be limited to a combination of bacitracin, polymyxin B, oxacillin, and cefoxitin.
- Also contemplated by the present invention would be a similar combination product that includes any identified PBP4 inhibitor plus ( ⁇ -lactams.
- Topical compositions are well known to those of skill in the art and would include the active drug ingredients formulated in pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles suitable for topical application to the skin.
- Such compositions can take the form of an ointment, cream, lotion, paste, gel, spray, aerosol, oil, wound dressing, or other pharmaceutical formulation which accomplishes direct contact between the active agent of the composition of the present invention and the skin.
- Topical formulations can also be prepared which are suitable for occlusive therapy.
- Formulations in the forms of ointments, creams, lotions and pastes can generally have carriers in the forms of oleaginous bases (e.g., White Petrolatum and White Ointment); absorption bases formed by adding a water-in-oil emulsifying agent to an oleaginous base (e.g., Hydrophilic Petrolatum, AQUABASE, and AQUAPHOR); water-in-oil emulsion bases, prepared by adding water to an absorption base (e.g., HYDROCREAM, EUCERIN, NIVEA, and Cold Cream); oil-in-water emulsion bases (e.g., DERMABASE, UNIBASE, VELVACHOL, and hydrophilic ointment); and water soluble bases (e.g., polyethylene glycol ointment such as PEG 400-600 G or PEG 3350-400 G).
- Suitable carriers to produce a spray, gel, or aerosol are well-known in
- a carrier for topical application can also contain additional ingredients such as other carriers, moisturizers, humectants, emollients, dispersants, radiation blocking compounds, cleansing agents, anti-infective agents (e.g., antibiotics, fungicides, scabicides, or pediculicides), anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., corticosteroids), keratolytics (agents that soften, loosen, and facilitate exfoliation of the squamous cells of the epidermis), as well as other suitable materials that do not have a significant adverse effect on the activity of the topical composition.
- additional ingredients such as other carriers, moisturizers, humectants, emollients, dispersants, radiation blocking compounds, cleansing agents, anti-infective agents (e.g., antibiotics, fungicides, scabicides, or pediculicides), anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., corticosteroids), keratolytics (agents that soft
- Additional ingredients can include, for example a sodium acid phosphate moisturizer, witch hazel extract, glycerine humectant, apricot kernal oil emollient, or corn oil dispersant.
- Other materials which can optionally be included in a topical composition include inositol or B-complex vitamins.
- a topical formulation containing an active agent of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier further contains transdermal or skin penetrant enhancers.
- the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is a skin penetrant enhancer.
- suitable skin penetrant enhancers include, but are not limited to, solvents such as water, alcohols (e.g., methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol), alkyl methyl sulfoxides (e.g., dimethylsulfoxide, decylmethyl sulfoxide, tetradecyl methyl sulfoxide), pyrrolidones (e.g., 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone), laurocapram (AZONE), and other solvents such as acetone, dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl formamide, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol; amphiphiles such as anionic surfactants (e.
- Formulations suitable for transdermal administration can be presented as discrete patches adapted to remain in intimate contact with the epidermis of the recipient for a prolonged period of time.
- patch system There are two basic designs of the patch system that dictate release characteristics of the active agent and patch behavior: (i) matrix or monolithic and (ii) reservoir or membrane.
- matrix system the inert polymer matrix binds with the active agent and controls its release from the device.
- reservoir system the polymer matrix does not control release of the active agent. Instead, a rate-controlling membrane present between the drug matrix and the adhesive layer provides the rate-limiting barrier for release of the active agent from the device. It is contemplated that either patch system is suitable for delivery of an active agent disclosed herein.
- Formulations suitable for transdermal administration can also be delivered by iontophoresis (see, for example, Pharmaceutical Research 3 (6):318 (1986)) and typically take the form of an optionally buffered aqueous solution of the compound.
- Suitable formulations contain citrate or bis ⁇ tris buffer (pH 6) or ethanol/water and contain from 0.1 to 0.2 M of the compound.
- model systems include but are not limited to a guinea pig model of S. aureus wound infection (Kernodle, D. S. and A. B. Kaiser. 1994 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 38:1325-1330); a rabbit model of S. aureus abscess in rabbits (Fernandez et al. 1999 . Antimicrob. Agent Chemother. 43:667-671); a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection (Gisby, J. and J. Bryant. 2000 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44:255-260); and a mouse model of deep dermal S. aureus infection (Godin et al. 2005 . J.
- Antimicrob. Chemother. 55:989-994 All of these models are applicable to testing topical compositions such as the compositions of the present invention.
- the drugs tested are formulated in vehicles such as those described above and used in human drug products.
- drugs can be tested against infections where the infection established is from inoculation of the animal with specific CA-MRSA strains. Demonstration of efficacy in such models is measured in many ways and would include but not be limited to a reduction in mortality rate, a reduction in bacterial cell counts determined by microscopic examination of tissue or blood samples taken from the animals, or even assessment of wound healing in the animals.
- the E. coli strain XL-1 blue was used in molecular cloning experiments.
- Luria-Bertani medium (Becton Dickinson) was used for culture of E. coli while S. aureus was cultured in Mueller Hinton Broth (Becton Dickinson) supplemented with 25 ⁇ g/ml Ca 2+ , 12.5 ⁇ g/ml Mg 2+ and 2% NaCl (designated CSMHB).
- antibiotics were added to the media at the following concentrations: ampicillin at 100 ⁇ g/ml for E. coli ; chloramphenicol at 10 ⁇ g/ml and erythromycin at 2.5 ⁇ g/ml for S. aureus .
- Chloramphenicol was routinely used to maintain selection for pEPSA5- and pSK236-based plasmids (Forsyth, et al. (2002) Mol. Microbiol. 43:1387). All antibiotics were obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.).
- Plasmid DNA was isolated by standard techniques (QIAGEN, Valencia, Calif.) from E. coli and from lysostaphin digest of S. aureus . Chemically-competent E. coli or electrocompetent S. aureus was used for transformation. New England Biolab restriction endonucleases and ligases were used according to the manufacturers' recommendations. IPROOF DNA polymerase from BIO-RAD was used according to the manufacturers' recommendations to generate all DNA fragment for deletions, promoter fusions, and ectopic expressions in pEPSA5. Fidelity of all DNA sequences generated by PCR was verified using fluorescently-labeled dideoxynucleotides (BIG DYETM terminators; PE Applied Biosystems) in DNA sequencing reactions.
- aureus RN4220 selecting for erythromycin or chloramphenicol resistant and blue colonies at 30° C. Plasmid from 4220 was sequenced and used to transform S. aureus strains MW2, COL, USA300, N315 and Mu50 for which the gene was to be deleted. The process of allelic replacement is well-known in the art (Arnaud, et al. (2004) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6887).
- pMAD-CM chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat194) gene from pSK236 into the NaeI site of pMAD.
- pMAD-CM chloramphenicol acetyltransferase
- the chromosomal deletion was verified by PCR and DNA sequencing. A minimum of three independent clones for each mutant were generated in every genomic background analyzed and then utilized for further testing. The resulting deletion strains were devoid of the entire ORF for both pbp3 and pbp4.
- the same pMAD system was utilized to reinsert the pbp4 ORF into the MW2 ⁇ pbp4 and ⁇ pbp3/4 and the USA300 ⁇ pbp4 for complementation.
- OD 0.7 Spectronic 20 using 18-mm borosilicate glass tubes
- total RNA was extracted from 10 mL of culture while remaining 30 mL were divided evenly to 3 glass tubes, one with no antibiotic, the second with 10 ⁇ MIC oxacillin and the third with 10 ⁇ MIC vancomycin. Bacterial cultures were then left growing for an additional 60 minutes. RNAs from all samples were extracted by using a TRIZOL-glass bead method known in the art (Manna et al. (2004) J. Bacteriol. 186:5267).
- RNA concentration was determined by measuring the absorbance at 260 nm. Ten micrograms each of total RNA was analyzed by Northern blot analysis. Each DNA probe (350 bp) was generated by PCR from chromosomal templates. For detection of specific transcripts, gel-purified DNA probes were radiolabeled with [ ⁇ -32P]-dCTP by using the random-primed DNA labeling kit (Roche Diagnostics GmbH), and hybridized under aqueous phase conditions at 65° C. The blots were subsequently washed and bands visualized by autoradiography.
- both pbp2 promoters were cloned in pALC1484, a derivative of pSK236 containing the promoterless gfp uvr gene to generate transcriptional fusions.
- Clustal W was utilized to align the promoter sequences from HA-MRSA strain COL and the CA-MRSA strain MW-2, and showed the sequences to be 100% identical. Restriction analysis and DNA sequencing confirmed the orientation and authenticity of the promoter fragments upstream of the reporter gene.
- Recombinant plasmids were introduced into S. aureus RN4220, purified and electroporated into wild-type MW2, COL and their isogenic pbp mutants.
- pMAD and the pEPSA5 expression plasmid were utilized. The same cycling utilized for generating the mutants was used with pMAD to reinsert the pbp4 gene into pbp4 and pbp3/4 mutants of MW2 and pbp4 mutant of USA300.
- genes were amplified by PCR and products were digested, gel-purified and ligated into pEPSA5. After transformation into E. coli XL-1 BLUE, colony PCR was performed on E. coli transformants and plasmid from positive clones were isolated from E. coli , verified by digestion analysis and then used to transform first in S. aureus RN4220.
- RNAs prior and after xylose induction were then introduced into MW2, USA300 and their isogenic pbp4 mutants as described above.
- RT-PCR was performed on RNAs prior and after xylose induction. Briefly, total RNA was extracted and resuspended in DEPC water. Each RNA sample was then treated with Turbo DNase from Ambion and c-DNA was generated from 1 mg of total RNA, using the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Roche). Regular PCR was then performed on c-DNAs using oligonucleotides specific for each gene. Genes cloned into pEPSA5 can be induced for expression with xylose (1%) or repressed by glucose (1%); however a basal level of expression was always observed without adding exogenous xylose to culture media.
- TRITON X-100 The effect of the non-ionic surfactant TRITON X-100 was assayed on actively dividing cells according to established methods (Ingavale et al. 2003 . Mol. Microbiol. 48:1451). Briefly, overnight cultures were diluted to an OD650 of 0.1 in CSMHB with different concentrations of TRITON X-100. Cells were incubated at 37° C. with shaking, and optical densities were recorded hourly for 7-8 hours. Each data point represents the mean and standard deviation from three independent experiments.
- Peptidoglycan muropeptides preparation and consequent HPLC separation, was performed according to known methods (de Jonge et al. 1992 . J. Biol. Chem. 267:11248). Briefly, cell wall extracts were purified by shaking bacteria with glass beads and by enzymatic digestion of DNA, RNA and proteins. Peptidoglycan was then obtained by treating cell wall extracts with hydrofluoric acid. Muropeptides obtained by digesting peptidoglycan with mutanolysin (Sigma) were separated by HPLC and detected by absorption at 206 nm. Quantification was made by measuring the area of each individual peak and expressing it as a percentage of the total area of all peaks. Peaks of interest were desalted and analyzed by MALDI-MS using yano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid as the MALDI matrix at the MS Service in ITQB, Portugal.
- the first group included 200 blood MRSA isolates sub-cultured on 5% Columbia sheep blood agar (Remel).
- the second group involved 30 MRSA isolates from complicated skin and soft tissue infections (CSSTI) similarly sub-cultured. All strains were grown overnight in CSMHB broth and streaked on selective mannitol salt agar plates for confirmation. DNA extraction was performed on 500 ⁇ l of cultures. PCR was performed on all DNAs with oligonucleotides specific for mecA, pvl and the four genes found to be specific for the SCCmec type IV in CA-MRSA: MW0042, MW0043, MW0046, and MW0047.
- DNA amplification of mecA was used as a control to confirm that all strains were MRSA.
- DNAs from S. epidermidis, E. coli and S. pneumoniae were used as negative controls to confirm the specificity of the oligonucleotides.
- PCR products were resolved by electrophoresis through 1.5% agarose gels stained with ethidium bromide. Given the number of clinical isolates tested, only a small random group of PCR products were subjected to DNA sequencing to confirm specificity. S.
- the primer sequences for mecA, MW0042, MW0043 and MW0047 were as follows: mecA-UP 5′-GGT ACT GCT ATC CAC CCT CAA A-3′ (SEQ ID NO:19), mecA-LOW 5′-TTA CGA CTT GTT GCA TAC CAT CA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:20), MW0042-UP 5′-ATT GGC AGA AAT AAA CAA AAC G-3′ (SEQ ID NO:21), MW0042-LOW 5′-TCG TTT AAT TTT TTC CCA AAC TC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:22), MW0043-UP 5′-GTT TCA GTT GGT GTT GAA GAT CC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:23), MW
- Minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations were determined for each isolate in triplicate by microdilution techniques with an inoculum of 5 ⁇ 10 5 CFU/ml according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Aliquots (5 ⁇ l) from clear wells were plated onto TSA drug-free plates for the determination of MBCs, followed by incubation at 37° C. for 24 and 48 hours. For the mutant strains, each one of the three clones was tested. MIC data were reported as median values from at least three independent experiments for each antibiotic.
- strains containing pEPSA5-based plasmids were tested with and without xylose induction, but chloramphenicol was not added to avoid interference with beta-lactam resistance evaluation.
- the MIC for cefoxitin for both CA- and HA-MRSA strains was determined first; 0.25 ⁇ MIC of cefoxitin were then used in combination with a two-fold dilution of oxacillin to ascertain their synergistic effect. The correct inocula were confirmed by plating serial dilutions on agar. The synergistic inhibitory activity of cefoxitin with oxacillin was scored at 24 and 48 hours.
- Cefuroxime a ⁇ -lactam with very low affinity for PBP4
- Antibiotic susceptibilities for MW2 were also determined by population analysis (Tomasz, A. et al. 1991 . Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 35:124-129). Briefly, the cells were grown overnight in CSMHB at 37° C., and then four different dilutions of the bacterial culture (10 0 , 10 ⁇ 2 , 10 ⁇ 4 , and 10 ⁇ 6 ) were plated on control plates without antibiotic and on plates which contained a series of two-fold dilutions of the cefoxitin, oxacillin or oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin. The plates were incubated at 37° C. for 48 h, and colonies were counted.
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- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are the most common cause of nosocomial or hospital-acquired infections (Archer, G. L. 1998. Clin. Infect. Dis. 26:1179). However, the incidence of MRSA infections has substantially increased over the last five years in healthy individuals without any known risk factors due to the worldwide emergence of distinct MRSA strains known collectively as community acquired methicillin resistant S. aureus (CA-MRSA) (e.g., Groom, A. V. et al. 2001. JAMA 286:1201-1205; Kazakova, S. V. et al. 2005. N. Engl. J. Med. 352:468-475; King, M. D. et al. 2006. Ann. Intern. Med. 144:309-317; Bratu, S. et al. 2006. Ann. Clin. Microbiol. Antimicrob. 5:29). CA-MRSA strains have become the most frequent cause of skin and soft tissue infections in emergency rooms in the U.S., increasing in proportion from 29% in 2001-2002 to 64% in 2003-2004 (King, M. D. et al. 2006. Ann. Intern. Med. 144:309-317; Moran, G. J. et al. 2005. Emerg. Infect. Dis. 11:928-930; Moran, G. J. et al. 2006. NEJM 355:666-674). CA-MRSA strains appear to have evolved independently of hospital-acquired MRSA (HA-MRSA) and are genetically distinct from HA-MRSA. Moreover, many strains of CA-MRSA are more virulent than HA-MRSA, causing a different spectrum of symptoms and effects, which include necrotizing fasciitis and pneumonia in otherwise healthy individuals, but also carrying with it a different antibiotic resistance profile. CA-MRSA is now the most common cause of skin infections in the United States. The epidemiological characteristics of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA are therefore distinct from each other and CA-MRSA requires attention as an independent and increasingly important public health problem.
- USA300 and MW2 (USA400), representing two distinct isolates by pulsed-field electrophoresis, are the predominant strains of CA-MRSA in the U.S. (Groom, A. V. et al. 2001. JAMA 286:1201-1205; Baba, T. et al. 2002. Lancet 359:1819-1827). Although initially seen in cutaneous infections, USA300, for example, has now become a major cause of sepsis and prosthetic joint infections with limited therapeutic options (Seybold, U. et al. 2006. Clin. Infect. Dis. 42:647-656; Kourbatova, E. V. et al. 2005. Am. J. Infect. Control 33:385-391; Gales, A. C. et al. 2006. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 27:300; Skiest, D. J. 2006. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:655-656). Although HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA S. aureus strains have a similar core genome, they do carry substantial genetic and phenotypic differences which may explain why CA-MRSA strains are significantly more virulent in a mouse model of S. aureus infection, with a greater level of pathology in major vital organs, more resistant to killing by human PMNs and capable of causing greater host cell lysis (Voyich, J. M. et al. 2005. J. Immunol. 175:3907-3919). Thus, there is a need to understand and define the basis for CA-MRSA apart from HA-MRSA, including the potential treatments that may be unique for each type of MRSA. There is currently no reliable method to quickly and accurately diagnose CA-MRSA, distinguishing it from HA-MRSA, as well as a diminishing number of options for treatment of CA-MRSA infections.
- Resistance to a greater number of antibiotics has occurred in S. aureus isolates worldwide. Besides common resistance to methicillin and β-lactams in general, S. aureus has also become resistant to drugs of last resort such as vancomycin, linezolid and daptomycin (Gales, A. C. et al. 2006. Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents 27:300-302; Skiest, D. J. 2006. J. Clin. Microbiol. 44:655-656; Howden, B. P. et al. 2004. Clin. Infect. Dis. 39:1544; Ruiz, M. E. et al. 2002. Clin. Infect. Dis. 35:1018-1020; Saner, F. H. et al. 2006. Liver Transpl. 12:1689-1692; Hirschwerk, D. et al. 2006. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 27:315-317). All S. aureus isolates, both methicillin sensitive and resistant strains, carry three high molecular weight penicillin binding proteins, PBP1, PBP2 and PBP3 to which most β-lactam antibiotics bind, and a low molecular weight PBP called PBP4 which binds poorly to most β-lactams. PBP1 and PBP2 are essential enzymes involved in the synthesis of bacterial cell wall; the β-lactam antibiotics generally kill bacteria by interfering with the transpeptidase domain of penicillin binding proteins (PBPs), which leads to a loss of cell-wall cross-linking and integrity (Mallorqui-Fernandez, G. et al. 2004. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 235:1-8). PBP4, the single low molecular weight PBP, has been shown to have a low affinity for most β-lactams, and is unique among low-molecular weight PBPs found among prokaryotes in that it possesses transpeptidase and carboxypeptidase activities (Kozarich, J. W. and J. L. Strominger. 1978. J. Biol. Chem. 253:1272-1278; Georgopapadakou, N. H. and F. Y. Liu. 1980. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 18:834-836; Georgopapadakou, N. H. and F. Y. Liu. 1980. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 18:148-157; Georgopapadakou, N. H. et al. 1982. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 22:172-175).
- Methicillin resistance is achieved by acquisition of another high molecular weight PBP, namely PBP2A encoded by mecA; this is situated in the chromosome in a genomic island designated staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec). Unlike innate penicillin binding proteins, PBP2A has a remarkably low affinity for all β-lactams (Matsuhashi, M. et al. 1986. J. Bacteriol. 167:975).
- In one study, PBP4 was shown to play a role in the synergistic effect of combining imipenem, an autolytic agent, with cefotiam, a compound with no affinity for PBP4, against MRSA; the synergistic activity of the two agents against MRSA was correlated with the degree of autolysis induced by imipenem (Matsuda, K. et al. 1995. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 39:2631-2634). PBP4 expression levels have been shown to affect vancomycin susceptibility in S. aureus strains COL, RN450M and N315 (Finan, J. E. et al. 2001. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 45:3070-3075). Previous studies also have linked loss of PBP4 to a drastic reduction in peptidoglycan cross-linking in MSSA, MRSA COL and also glycopeptide-resistant S. aureus (Sieradzki, K. et al. 1999. J. Biol. Chem. 274:18942-18946). However, in a recent study, a deletion of the PBP4 gene in the HA-MRSA prototypic strain COL was not lethal and had relatively little effect on β-lactam resistance (Katayama, Y. et al. 2003. Microb. Drug Resist. 9:329-336); the authors, therefore, concluded that PBP4 is a relatively unimportant target for β-lactam antibiotics in MRSA as well as methicillin-susceptible S. aureus.
- As a consequence of the differences in epidemiology, virulence, and antibiotic susceptibility, there remains a need to be able to distinguish quickly and accurately between CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA infections. Without such distinction, patients are at risk of being improperly or tardily diagnosed, and/or receiving ineffective treatments and developing more severe infection, situations which can result in dire consequences for the patient, including death
- The present invention features a composition for identifying CA-MRSA. This composition comprises an agent that binds a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product. In particular embodiments, the agent is used in a method of diagnosing a CA-MRSA infection by contacting a test sample from a human subject with the agent and detecting the presence or absence of binding of the test agent to a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product, wherein the presence of binding is indicative of a CA-MRSA infection. In particular embodiments, the agent binds the CA-MRSA-specific biomarker gene or gene product MW0042, MW0043, MW0046, MW0047, USA300—0041, USA300—0042, USA300—0042, USA300—0045, or USA300—0046.
- Yet another object of the present invention is a method of diagnosing a CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises contacting a strain of MW2 and USA300 in vitro with cefoxitin and oxacillin to determine a first minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration level of cefoxitin against; contacting blood, organ or tissue isolates from a patient suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection in vitro with cefoxitin and oxacillin to determine a second minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration level of cefoxitin; comparing the first minimum inhibitory concentration level with the second minimum inhibitory concentration. In one embodiment, the minimum inhibitory concentration levels of cefoxitin and oxacillin against MW2 and USA300 are equal to or less than 2 microgram per milliliter.
- Yet another object of the present invention is a method for treating a CA-MRSA infection which comprises administering to a patient with a CA-MRSA infection an effective amount of cefoxitin and an effective amount of a beta-lactam. In preferred embodiments, the CA-MRSA infection is with a MW2 or USA300 strain and the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin.
- Another object of the present invention is a method of screening a drug for activity to inhibit PBP4 in S. aureus isolates which comprises contacting MW2 or USA300 isolates of S. aureus in vitro with a compound to be tested for activity against PBP4, determining a minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound against MW2 or USA300, and comparing the minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound with a minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin in an MW2 or an USA300 isolate, wherein the compound is identified as having activity to inhibit PBP4 in S. aureus when the minimum inhibitory concentration level for the compound is equal to or less than the minimum inhibitory concentration level for oxacillin. In preferred embodiments, the method of screening employs contact of the compound to be tested with both MW2 and USA300 isolates and the minimum inhibitory concentration level for both is determined.
- Another object of the present invention is a topical composition for treating a CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises an effective amount of cefoxitin and an effective amount of a beta-lactam in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, wherein said vehicle is suitable for topical application to the skin of a patient with a CA-MRSA infection. In preferred embodiments the CA-MRSA infection is with an MW2 strain or a USA300 strain, and the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin. In certain embodiments, the topical composition contains a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle formulated as an ointment, a cream, a lotion, a paste, a gel, a spray, an aerosol, an oil, or a wound dressing.
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FIG. 1 depicts the expression of GFPuvr driven by pbp2-P1 (FIG. 1A andFIG. 1B , MW2;FIG. 1E andFIG. 1F , COL) and pbp2-P2 promoters (FIG. 1C andFIG. 1D , MW2;FIG. 1G andFIG. 1H , COL) in uninduced (FIG. 1A andFIG. 1C ,FIG. 1E andFIG. 1G ) and induced (FIG. 1B andFIG. 1D ,FIG. 1F andFIG. 1H ) cultures with 10×MIC oxacillin. Promoter activity was plotted as mean fluorescence/OD650 from three clones in triplicates. The experiments were repeated three times, with data from one set shown. The “*” indicates statistical significance of the indicated strain to MW2 at 3-6 hour time points after antibiotic challenge by the paired Student's t-test (p<0.001). -
FIG. 2 depicts results of experiments with a TRITON X-100-induced autolysis assay.FIG. 2A depicts results under static conditions. After adding TRITON X-100 (0.05%), autolysis of mid-exponential cultures was determined at 30° C. without shaking, by serial OD measurements. The arlRS mutant strain Newman was used as a positive control.FIG. 2B depicts results on growing cells of MW2 and its isogenic mutants. Overnight cultures, diluted to an OD650 of 0.1 in Mueller Hinton Broth (Becton Dickinson) supplemented with 25 μg/ml Ca+2, 12.5 μg/ml Mg+2, and 2% NaCl (designated CSMHB) with 0.05% TRITON X-100, were grown at 37° C. with shaking. The “*” indicates statistical significance of pbp4 and pbp3/4 mutants to MW2 at 4-9 hour time points by the paired Student's t-test (p<0.001). -
FIG. 3 depicts the effect of deleting pbp3 and pbp4 on MW2 peptidoglycan composition. The muropeptide composition of peptidoglycan was analyzed by HPLC. The identity of each peak was assigned based on the specific retention time in comparison to previously identified peaks of COL strain, with arrows pointing to highly crosslinked muropeptides present in MW2 and pbp3 mutant but that are reduced in pbp4 and pbp3/pbp4 mutants. Quantification of the area of eluted peaks was carried out using Shimadzu LC solution software, with the data presented as percentage of the total identified peaks. -
FIG. 4 depicts a population analysis of susceptibility to oxacillin (FIG. 4A ), cefoxitin (FIG. 4B ) and oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin (FIG. 4C ) for the wild-type strain MW2. Antibiotic susceptibilities of strains were determined in overnight cultures plated on agar containing different concentrations of oxacillin, cefoxitin or ¼ the MIC of cefoxitin with two-fold dilution of oxacillin and incubated at 37° C. for 48 hours. - It has been demonstrated that PBP4 has an unexpected role in CA-MRSA resistance. Data show that a loss of pbp4 in CA-MRSA strains leads to a dramatic decrease in oxacillin and nafcillin resistance while the same deletion does not confer a similar phenotype in HA-MRSA strains. Loss of PBP4 has also been shown to have a dramatic impact on PBP2 transcription in cells challenged with oxacillin in CA-MRSA strains but not in HA-MRSA strains. The defect in PBP2 expression likely contributes to resistance, however it was not the only contributing factor to the resistance mechanism, since complementation of pbp2 in trans did not significantly alter β-lactam resistance in pbp4 mutants but complementation of the pbp4 mutant with the pbp4 gene did. Data also have demonstrated that cefoxitin, a β-lactam that binds PBP4 irreversibly, renders CA-MRSA strains as well as clinical isolates from skin and soft tissue infections designated by hospitals as potential CA-MRSA infections, sensitive again to oxacillin. Based on this finding of a role for PBP4 in CA-MRSA, methods of diagnosis and treatment of CA-MRSA have been developed. The diagnostic methods are based on the unique sensitivities of CA-MRSA to certain antibiotics (β-lactams in the presence of an antibiotic that inhibits PBP4 such as cefoxitin, imipenem and cefmetazole)] as well as the identification of CA-MRSA-specific surface markers (biomarkers) which can be targeted by various binding agents to detect the presence of CA-MRSA strains. Additionally, understanding of the unique sensitivities of CA-MRSA to certain antibiotics has resulted in the present invention which encompasses methods for treating CA-MRSA in a patient, as well as methods for screening for compounds to treat CA-MRSA based on the finding that PBP4 plays a role in CA-MRSA sensitivity to β-lactams.
- The present invention was described based on a series of experiments examining the biological basis for CA-MRSA strains versus HA-MRSA strains, focusing on the role of PBPs in CA-MRSA and generally in β-lactam resistance. Experiments were first performed using mutants of various PBPs. In-frame deletion mutants of the genes encoding PBP3 (MW1504) and PBP4 (MW0604), pbp3 and pbp4 respectively, were generated in the CA-MRSA strain MW2 and in HA-MRSA strain COL using the temperature-sensitive allelic replacement vector pMAD (Arnaud, M. et al. 2004. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6887-6891). PBP4 was also deleted in the HA-MRSA strains Mu50 and N315 and in the CA-MRSA strain USA300. The PBP4 gene shares a 400-nucleotide intercistronic region with the divergently transcribed abcA (MW0605), encoding an ATP-binding cassette transporter that has been shown to be involved in cell wall metabolism and division (Schrader-Fischer and Berger-Bächi. 2001. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 45 (2):407-12). Accordingly, using northern blot analysis it was confirmed that the pbp4 deletion did not result in a polar effect in both the upstream (MW0603, tagD, teichoic acid biosynthesis protein D) and the downstream (abcA) genes. Hypersensitivity to oxacillin, cefoxitin and nafcillin was first assessed by comparing minimum inhibitory concentrations for parental and isogenic PBP mutant strains (Table 1). Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute and are a standard method for defining antibiotic efficacy against different organisms. Bacteria, grown to an OD650=1, were added to cation-supplemented Mueller Hinton broth (CSMHB) to achieve a final concentration of 5×105 CFU/ml.
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TABLE 1 Serotype MICs μg/ml Strains PFGE OXb NFb CXb MW2 (USA400)wild- USA400 64 16 64 type MW2 Δpbp3 USA400 64 16 64 MW2 Δpbp4 USA400 4 1 64 MW2 Δpbp3/4 USA400 4 1 64 MW2 Δpbp4::pbp4 USA400 64 16 64 MW2 exa USA400 128 16 16 MW2 ex Δpbp3 USA400 128 16 32 MW2 ex Δpbp4 USA400 2 1 16 MW2 ex Δpbp3/4 USA400 1 1 32 USA300 wild- type USA300 64 16 64 USA300 Δpbp4 USA300 4 1 64 USA300 Δpbp4::pbp4 USA300 64 16 64 COL wild- type USA500 256 64 128 COL Δpbp3 USA500 256 64 128 COL Δpbp4 USA500 256 64 128 COL Δpbp3/4 USA500 256 64 128 N315 wild- type USA100 256 64 64 N315 Δpbp4 USA100 128 64 64 Mu50 wild- type USA100 256 256 256 Mu50Δpbp4 USA100 256 256 256 MW2 exa: MW2 cured of plasmid pMW2 bOX = oxacillin; NF = nafcillin; CX = cefoxitin - The results showed that expression of pbp4 is essential for β-lactam resistance in CA-MRSA strains (MW2 or USA400 and USA300), but not for HA-MRSA strains (COL, N315 and Mu50). Oxacillin and nafcillin resistance was not altered in pbp3, pbp4 or double mutants of COL, similar to previous studies (Katayama, Y. et al. 2003. Microb. Drug Resist. 9:329-336; Pinho, M. G. et al. 2000. J. Bacteriol. 182:1074-1079). Remarkably, loss of pbp4 in MW2 and USA300 resulted in a 16-fold reduction in oxacillin and nafcillin MIC (from 64 to 4 μg/ml and from 16 to 1 μg/ml, respectively) while a deletion in pbp3 had no effect. Loss of PBP4 in HA-MRSA strains N315 and Mu50 resulted in minimal or no decrease in MIC values for both oxacillin and nafcillin, similar to strain COL. These data clearly demonstrated differences between CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA that could be exploited toward the development of novel diagnostic tools and therapeutic agents.
- The ability of S. aureus to survive in the presence of β-lactams relies upon its ability to express PBP2A, the product of mecA. The transglycosylase domain of PBP2 is a second crucial determinant for β-lactam resistance in MRSA strains (Pinho, M. G. et al. 2001. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 98:10886-10891). Recent data have shown that PBP2 affects expression of mecA and also functions cooperatively with the transpeptidase activity of PBP4 (Gardete, S. et al. 2006. Microbiology 152:2549-2558; Leski, T. A. and A. Tomasz. 2005. J. Bacteriol. 187:1815-1824). Therefore, northern blot analysis was performed on extracted RNA to assess whether loss of resistance in the pbp4 mutants was due to defective pbp2 or mecA expression. The data showed that a loss of pbp4 diminished the induced expression of pbp2 upon exposure to the cell wall active antibiotics oxacillin and vancomycin in CA-MRSA MW2, but not in HA-MRSA COL. However, the transcript levels of mecA were unaffected in the pbp4 mutants of both MW2 and COL. The defect in induction of pbp2 expression with oxacillin in the pbp4 mutant of MW2 was restored to wild-type levels upon complementation while the empty vector had no effect. To confirm the effect of pbp4 deletion on pbp2 expression, the P1 (2.9 kb transcript) and P2 (2.2 kb transcript) promoters of pbp2 were fused to a promoterless gfpuvr reporter gene in shuttle plasmid pALC1484. Both P1 and P2 promoters were induced by oxacillin at 10×MIC in MW2, but not in the pbp4 or pbp4/pbp3 mutant, confirming the northern blot data (
FIGS. 1A-1D ). The differences in GFP values are not simply due to a difference in growth between the wild-type and the mutant strains because the results after 4 hours of induction with oxacillin were virtually identical among all strains. Additionally, differences in GFP values were still apparent even after overnight growth, thus confirming that the disparity was due to a transcriptional defect instead of a growth defect. Differences in the induction of pbp2 after antibiotic challenge were less apparent in pbp4 and pbp4/pbp3 mutants of strain COL (FIGS. 1E-1H ) where both P1 and P2 promoters were equally upregulated in the presence of oxacillin and vancomycin in both wild-type and mutant strains. - To exclude chromosomal rearrangement or an ectopic point mutation as the cause for the loss of resistance, the pMAD plasmid was used to reintroduce pbp4 into the chromosome of Δpbp4 and Δpbp3/pbp4 mutants of MW2. Both chromosomally complemented strains, MW2 Δpbp4::pbp4 and USA300 Δpbp4::pbp4 regained wild type levels of oxacillin resistance (Table 1). The same results were also obtained when the ORF encoding PBP4 was cloned in the xylose inducible system pEPSA5, while the empty vector did not have any effect. However, the expression of PBP2 or PBP2A in pEPSA5 did not alter the MIC in either pbp4 or pbp3/4 mutants of MW2 and USA300. Thus, the reduction in oxacillin resistance in the pbp4 mutant of MW2 and USA300 was not fully attributable to pbp2 because expression of pbp2 from the inducible plasmid pEPSA5 did not restore oxacillin resistance to the pbp4 mutant, with no changes in MICs (4 μg/ml). Furthermore, to exclude possible polar effects due to genetic manipulation of the ORFs encoding PBP3 and PBP4, transcription profiles of genes upstream and downstream of both ORFs were examined in MW2, revealing no significant alterations between the wild type and the mutants.
- The HA-MRSA strain COL and the CA-MRSA strain MW2 have substantially different regulations of mecA. Both strains lack the gene encoding mecI, a repressor of mecA expression. However MW2 carries the blaIRZ operon on the plasmid pMW2, which codes for the penicillinase-regulatory gene blaI, the membrane sensor gene blaR and the penicillinase gene blaZ; blaI was previously found to regulate in trans the expression of mecA (McKinney, T. K. et al. 2001. J. Bacteriol. 183:6862-6868). For the MW2 strain, the plasmid pMW2, which is responsible for the tight regulation of mecA, was first cured to generate a derivative strain MW2 ex. The CA-MRSA strain MW2 ex, cured of its plasmid pMW2, resulted in constitutive expression of mecA, similar to what has been found with COL. In the complemented strain obtained by reintroducing the plasmid pMW2 into MW2 ex, the expression of mecA was again tightly regulated and repressed unless oxacillin was added to induce expression. Loss of pbp4 in MW2 ex, with or without concomitant loss of pbp3, led to a more substantial decrease in oxacillin resistance than in MW2, with a 64-fold reduction in oxacillin MIC for the pbp4 mutant (from 128 to 2 μg/ml in MW2 ex vs. 64 to 4 μg/ml in MW2) and a 128-fold reduction for the pbp3/4 double mutants (from 128 to 1 μg/ml in MW2 ex vs. 64 to 1 μg/ml in MW2), respectively (Table 1). Thus, the plasmid pMW2 does not contribute significantly to oxacillin or β-lactam resistance in CA-MRSA strains.
- To assess whether or not loss of pbp4 and hypersensitivity to β-lactams was due in part to an effect on autolytic regulatory genes and/or increased murein hydrolase activity, northern blot analysis was conducted with DNA probes specific for the following genes: sarA, sarR, sarT, sarS, mgrA, atl, lytM, lytN, lysR, lytSR, cidABC, and lrgAB. Besides a minor difference in sarA transcription in all pbp mutants, all other transcript levels tested were similar between wild type and isogenic mutant strains. Zymogram analysis also did not reveal increased autolysis, with similar murein hydrolase activities between MW2 and all pbp mutants. The effect of the non-ionic detergent TRITON X-100 on static and actively growing cells also was examined. No differences in optical densities were observed between wild type and the mutants in static cultures exposed to 0.05% TRITON X-100 at 30° C. under static conditions (
FIG. 2A ); the two-component system arlRS mutant in the Newman background was used as a positive control for increased autolysis. In growing cultures at 37° C. with TRITON X-100, both pbp4 and pbp4/pbp3 mutants showed a significantly slower rise in optical density (OD) as compared with the wild type or complemented pbp4 mutant. This difference in the rise of OD between static and actively growing cultures is more consistent with a defect in cell wall biosynthesis than augmented autolytic activity (FIG. 2B ). - Previous studies have linked loss of PBP4 to a reduction in peptidoglycan cross-linking in methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) strains, MRSA COL, and glycopeptide-resistant S. aureus strains (Sieradzki, K. et al. 1999. J. Biol. Chem. 274:18942-18946). HPLC elution profiles of muropeptide species released by muramidase digest of peptidoglycan from MW2 and its pbp mutants (
FIG. 3 ) showed that there was an increase of monomers, dimers, trimers and tetramers and a concomitant reduction in the proportion of highly cross-linked muropeptides (>tetramer) in pbp4 mutants but not in pbp3 mutants. - Experiments were then performed to address whether a loss of PBP4 would have an effect on cell wall morphology upon β-lactam challenge. Using electron microscopy for analysis, it was shown that in the absence of β-lactams, no major differences were spotted. Upon challenge with 1×MIC oxacillin, abnormal morphological features, including abnormal shape, incomplete septum formation, rough cell wall surfaces, and irregularly placed septa were seen in all strains. Therefore, a mutation in pbp4 did not result in a specific morphological defect in CA-MRSA strains.
- Although PBP4, similar to PBP2A, binds with low affinity to many β-lactams, PBP4 binds cefoxitin, a semi-synthetic β-lactam derived from cephamycin C, with high affinity (Nair, S. R. and C. E. Cherubin. 1978. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 14:866-875). With data (described above) demonstrating a role for PBP4 in the mechanism of resistance in CA-MRSA strains, experiments were performed to test for a potential synergistic effect of cefoxitin (0.25×MIC) in combination with oxacillin by determining the MIC of oxacillin with CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA strains (Table 2).
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TABLE 2 MICs μg/ml # OX + ¼ OX + ¼ OX + ¼ clones OXa CXa MIC CX MIC CX MIC CFa Strains tested 48 hr 48 hr 24 hr 48 hr 48 hr MW2 3 64 64 <1 <1 64 USA400) CA- MRSA USA300 3 64 64 <1 <1 64 CA- MRSA COL 3 256 128 32 64 NA HA- MRSA MRSA252 3 256 128 64 128 NA HA- MRSA Mu50 3 256 256 128 256 NA HA-MRSA/VISA CA-MRSA 30 64b 64b <1 <1 NA Strains CA-MRSA from 30d 64b 64b <1 <1 NA CSSTIc HA-MRSA 30 256b 128b 32b 64b NA Strains aOX = oxacillin; CX = cefoxitin; CF = cefuroxime. bMIC data for all clinical isolates were reported as median values in ug/ml from at least three independent experiments. cdenotes complicated skin and soft tissue infections dTwo CSSTI isolates showed MIC values for this combination higher than the rest of tested strains (MIC oxacillin = 4 μg/ml compared to 1 μg/ml, still several times below the maximum achievable concentration in vivo). - As can be seen from the data presented in Table 2, oxacillin resistance was minimally altered by the presence of cefoxitin in HA-MRSA strains COL and MRSA252 and VISA strain Mu50. In contrast, a synergistic inhibitory effect was seen with cefoxitin in CA-MRSA strains MW2 and USA300, with both strains being unable to grow at <1 μg/ml of oxacillin at both the 24 and 48-hour time points. The minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) for oxacillin, cefoxitin, and oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin in both CA- and HA-MRSA strains was also tested (Table 3). The MBC of oxacillin for both MW2 and USA300 was 256 μg/ml, while that for cefoxitin alone was >256 μg/ml. Synergy between the two drugs was also demonstrated, showing the MBC for oxacillin with one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin to be <1 μg/ml for both MW2 and USA300 (Table 3). Population analysis of susceptibility to oxacillin, cefoxitin, and oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin to detect trends and potential for developing resistance was also evaluated (
FIG. 4 ), demonstrating the synergistic inhibitory effect of cefoxitin and oxacillin on the CA-MRSA strain MW2, with the MIC for oxacillin dropping to a level that is still clinically achievable, from 128 to 0.5 μg/ml. -
TABLE 3 MBCb # Clones OXa CXa OX + ¼ MIC Strains Tested 48 hr 48 hr CX 48 hr MW2 3 256 >256 <1 (USA400) CA- MRSA USA300 3 256 >256 <1 CA- MRSA COL 3 >256 >256 >256 HA- MRSA MRSA252 3 >256 >256 >256 HA- MRSA Mu50 3 >256 >256 >256 HA-MRSA/VISA aOX = oxacillin; CX = cefoxitin bMIC data for all clinical isolates were reported as median values in ug/ml from at least three independent experiments. - To assess the efficacy of the synergistic combination of oxacillin and cefoxitin on other CA-MRSAs, 200 MRSA isolates, blinded with respect to the origin, were screened. Analysis of the Type IV SCCmec element, virtually identical between MW2 and USA300, allowed for identification of four genes conserved in the CA-MRSA background, but not in other known MRSA genomes. These four genes therefore served as biomarkers that could be used to distinguish CA-MRSA strains from HA-MRSA strains. PCR of chromosomal DNAs with oligonucleotides specific for mecA, pvl (Lina, G. et al. 1999. Clin. Infect. Dis. 29:1128-1132) and the four specific genes for CA-MRSAs (MW0042/USA300—0041; MW0043/USA300—0042; MW0046/USA300—0045; and MW0047/USA300—0046) identified 30 isolates positive for these genes. All 30 isolates exhibited the synergistic inhibitory effect of cefoxitin and oxacillin, with 27 strains (90%) unable to grow at <1 μg/ml of oxacillin after 24/48 hours while the remaining three grew at 1, 4 and 8 μg/ml of oxacillin or lower with 0.25×MIC cefoxitin after 48 hours (Table 2). The 30 HA-MRSA isolates, that tested negative for the above genes (but positive for mecA), grew in oxacillin ranging from 4 to 128 μg/ml (median values at 32 and 64 μg/ml at 24 and 48 hrs, respectively) in the presence of cefoxitin. The code was subsequently broken, confirming that all 30 isolates, designated as CA-MRSA, were from patients with primary skin infections and annotated by the donating hospital as CA-MRSA while the other were blood isolates designated as HA-MRSA. Therefore, these data demonstrated not only the utility of a combined treatment of oxacillin and cefoxitin but moreover the utility of using genetic biomarkers for screening MRSA strains as being either CA-MRSA or HA-MRSA. The synergistic inhibitory activity of the combined treatment also was further tested on 30 MRSA isolates from complicated skin and soft tissue infections, with CA-MRSA being the most common etiologic agent. The MICs for cefoxitin for all strains were tested, then the median value was calculated and one fourth of it was used to test the synergistic inhibitory activity with oxacillin. The MIC values for oxacillin for 28 of them were <1 μg/ml when one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin was added. Two isolates presented slightly higher values, with a MIC of 4 μg/ml, which was found to be a consequence of higher resistance to cefoxitin.
- When considered together, the results clearly demonstrated that PBP4 is a key element in β-lactam resistance in CA-MRSA strains, and that mecA is not the sole determinant for oxacillin resistance in these isolates. Accordingly, cefoxitin, which binds tightly to PBP4, can be used in combination with synthetic penicillins or β-lactams to treat CA-MRSA infections. Moreover, understanding the genetic determinants that account for a difference in resistance between CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA strains is an important finding that can be used to develop new diagnostic methods for S. aureus infections and to develop new treatment regimens for S. aureus infections.
- Current screening methods for MRSA infections are unable to discriminate between HA-MRSA and CA-MRSA. Such methods include the OXOID Penicillin Binding Protein (PBP2A) Latex Agglutination assay (Oxoid Ltd., Hampshire, U.K.), the BBL CHROMager assay (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J.), and new PCR diagnostic tests based on the mecA gene sequence (Becton Dickinson, Franklin Lakes, N.J.; Cepheid, Sunnyvale, Calif.). Because these tests cannot distinguish CA-MRSA from HA-MRSA, patients may not be afforded the opportunity to receive treatment targeted to their particular type of infection. Since it is known that CA-MRSA differs from HA-MRSA in its response to antibiotics (Jung et al. 2006. J. Microbiol. 44 (3):336-43), the inability to discriminate between the two types of MRSA infections could lead to dire consequences for the patient, even death.
- With the understanding provided by the results of the experiments described herein, it is now understood that CA-MRSA can be discriminated from HA-MRSA infection in a patient through use of unique biomarkers of CA-MRSA strains. In the context of the present invention, the term “biomarker” refers to unique substances that when detected in a biological media collected from a patient suspected of having a particular disease or condition are indicative of the presence of a specific disease or condition in the patient. In the present invention, the unique substances would include but not be limited to genes or gene products that are detected in cells or tissues of a patient. As described above, four specific genes (MW0042/USA300—0041, MW0043/USA300—0042, MW0046/USA300—0045, and MW0047/USA300—0046) have been identified as being unique to CA-MRSA strains. Therefore, the present invention is a biomarker for CA-MRSA infection in a patient which comprises these four genes or gene products. One of skill would also understand, however, that the present invention would also encompass application of the methods to derivative CA-MRSA strains, ones that may arise due to spontaneous mutations that occur as well as mutations that might be intentionally produced. Therefore, the present invention would include application to derivative strains of USA300 and MW2 that may be identified. In another embodiment, therefore, the present invention is a biomarker for CA-MRSA infection in a patient wherein the biomarker comprises mutated genes or gene products of USA300 and MW2.
- Additionally, the present invention is a method of diagnosing CA-MRSA. The diagnosis can be through detection of one or more CA-MRSA-specific genetic or protein markers. Alternatively, the methods of diagnosis can be based upon measurement of bacterial growth in the presence of cefoxitin and oxacillin.
- In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, CA-MRSA is diagnosed based upon MIC levels. Such a diagnosis is carried out by obtaining a blood, tissue or organ sample from a patient suspected of having CA-MRSA and contacting the sample with cefoxitin and oxacillin in vitro to determine a MIC level of oxacillin in the presence of a less than minimum inhibitory concentration (sub-MIC) of cefoxitin. The sensitivity of oxacillin is then compared with the MIC level of oxacillin in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin against strains MW2 and USA300, which are typically at <1-2 microgram per milliliter. If the minimum inhibitory concentrations of the combined testing of oxacillin and cefoxitin in the sample from the patient are similar (i.e. at or near 1-2 microgram per milliliter then the patient is diagnosed as having a CA-MRSA infection. In patients with HA-MRSA infection, however, the MIC level to oxacillin in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin is typically higher than 32 micrograms per milliliter, similar to COL, MRSA252 and Mu50 strains. Such diagnostic testing based on MIC is routinely carried out in the art and any suitable format can be employed including plate and liquid culturing techniques.
- In accordance with another embodiment of the invention, a CA-MRSA infection is diagnosed based upon the presence or expression of one or more CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers. In one embodiment, the presence or expression of one or more CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers is assessed by detecting the presence or level of a nucleic acid encoding the marker by PCR or real-time PCR (with or without a molecular beacon) in a sample, e.g., a blood sample, or the presence or level of the protein itself. Detection of a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker involves contacting a biological sample with a compound or an agent capable of binding the biomarker. A CA-MRSA-specific biomarker is defined as a nucleic acid or protein specifically present or expressed in CA-MRSA, which is not present or expressed in HA-MRSA. Desirably, CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are found in all isolates of CA-MRSA. In particular embodiments, CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are present or expressed in both MW2 (USA400) and USA300 isolates. As disclosed herein, exemplary CA-MRSA-specific biomarker genes or gene products include MW0042 and its homolog USA300—0041, MW0043 and its homolog USA300—0042, MW0046 and its homolog USA300—0045, and MW0047 and its homolog USA300—0046. Sequence analysis indicates that MW0042 and USA300—0041 are localized on the cell membrane of MW2 and USA300 isolates, respectively, whereas MW0043, USA300—0042, MW0046 (an HNH endonuclease), USA300—0045 (an HNH endonuclease), MW0047 and USA300—0046 are found in the bacterial cytoplasm. The amino acid and nucleotide sequences of these exemplary CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are set forth in Table 4.
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TABLE 4 CA-MRSA- Nucleotide Sequence Amino Acid Sequence Specific SEQ ID SEQ ID Marker Source Accession No.a NO: Accession No.a NO: MW0042 MW2 NC_003923 1 NP_644857 2 (51815 . . . 52864) MW0043 MW2 NC_003923 3 NP_644858 4 (53482 . . . 54972) MW0046 MW2 NC_003923 5 NP_644861 6 (56853 . . . 57224) MW0047 MW2 NC_003923 7 NP_644862 8 (57354 . . . 57974) USA300_0041 USA300 NC_007793 9 YP_492761 10 (51298 . . . 52389) USA300_0042 USA300 NC_007793 3 YP_492762 4 (53117 . . . 54607) USA300_0045 USA300 NC_007793 5 YP_492765 6 (56488 . . . 56859) USA300_0046 USA300 NC_007793 7 YP_492766 8 (56988 . . . 57608) aAccession No. are from the GENBANK database. - With the exception of MW0042 and USA300—0041, the nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of the CA-MRSA-specific biomarkers are 100% identical between the MW2 and USA300 isolates. Specifically, USA300—0041 has an addition 42 nucleotides at its 5′ end as compared to MW0042. However, the remaining nucleotide sequences encoding MW0042 and USA300—0041 are 100% identical.
- An example of an agent for binding and detecting the presence or expression of a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker is a nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizing to a nucleic acid molecule encoding a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker (e.g. genomic DNA or mRNA). The nucleic acid probe can be, for example, an oligonucleotide which is complementary to any of the nucleotide sequences disclosed in Table 4, or portions thereof. The term probe, as defined herein, is meant to encompass oligonucleotides from ten to twenty-five base pairs in length, but longer sequences can be employed. In particular embodiments, a probe of the invention is also suitable as a primer for amplification of a nucleic acid molecule encoding a CA-MRSA-specific marker. Exemplary probes/primers for the amplification of MW0042 (USA300—0041), MW0043 (USA300—0042), MW0046 (USA300—0045) and MW0047 (USA300—0046) sequences are set forth herein in Table 5 and Example 12. Analysis of 100 clinical isolates of each of CA-MRSA and HA-MRSA, indicated that these primers generate amplicons from CA-MRSA nucleic acids only and not from HA-MRSA.
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TABLE 5 CA-MRSA- SEQ Specific ID Marker Primer Sequence (5′ → 3′) NO: MW0042 Forward TGATGTAACAGTTGAGGTTTATGA 11 USA300_0041 AGATT Reverse CTTTGTAACTAATCTTTTTTGCGT 12 TTTG MW0043 Forward GCGTGCATTGAAATTCATGTACC 13 USA300_0042 Reverse CCAAAGAATAATAAACATGCTGTAG 14 TCA MW0046 Forward GAAAGAAATCAGGCATTAAGAAATG 15 USA300_0045 AAG Reverse TTATTTGCTATTATAATTAACTATT 16 TTGGT MW0047 Forward CAGGTATTGGAGAAGACTTGCTGG 17 USA300_0046 Reverse ATTAACGATAGGCATGATTTCTTCA 18 TC - An example of an agent for binding and detecting a CA-MRSA-specific biomarker protein is an antibody capable of binding to the biomarker protein (e.g., the membrane protein MW0042). Accordingly, the present invention also provides antibodies raised against each of the biomarkers disclosed in Table 4, or portions thereof. CA-MRSA-specific biomarker proteins can be expressed using conventional expression systems, purified and used to immunize an animal for antibody production. Antibodies can be polyclonal, or more desirably, monoclonal and can be produced by any conventional method in the art. For example, monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using any technique which provides for the production of antibody molecules by continuous cell lines in culture. These include, but are not limited to, the hybridoma technique, the human B-cell hybridoma technique, and the EBV-hybridoma technique (Kohler et al. 1975. Nature 256:495-497; Kozbor et al. 1985. J. Immunol. Methods 81:31-42; Cote et al. 1983. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 80:2026-2030; Cole et al. 1984. Mol. Cell. Biol. 62:109-120).
- An intact antibody, antibody derivative, or a fragment thereof (e.g., Fab or F(ab′)2) can be used. In certain embodiments, the antibody is labeled. The term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, is intended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a protein or DNA probe with biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently labeled streptavidin. In some embodiments, the antibody is labeled by adsorption to latex beads for use in a rapid latex agglutination assay with CA-MRSA, wherein agglutination is indicative of the presence of CA-MRSA. In addition, the presence of the surface antigen MW0042 can be detected by, e.g., an aerosolized immunoassay which provides a colorimetric readout to diagnose CA-MRSA on the surface of the skin.
- Suitable antibodies or primers/probes useful for biomarker binding and detection can be routinely generated by the skilled artisan from biomarker sequences set forth herein in Table 4. As such, one embodiment of the invention embraces the detection of one or more of the CA-MRSA-specific nucleic acid biomarkers set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7 or SEQ ID NO:9. In another embodiment, the invention embraces the detection of one or more of the CA-MRSA-specific protein biomarkers set forth in SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8 or SEQ ID NO:10.
- The detection methods described herein can be used to detect the presence of biomarker nucleic acids or biomarker protein in a biological sample in vitro as well as in vivo. In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker RNA include, but are not limited to, northern hybridization and in situ hybridization. In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker DNA include, but are not limited to, Southern hybridization and in situ hybridization. In vitro techniques for detection of biomarker protein include, but are not limited to, agglutination assays, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), western blots, immunoprecipitations, and immunofluorescence assays. Alternatively, a biomarker protein can be detected in vivo in a subject by introducing into the subject a labeled antibody against the biomarker protein. For example, the antibody can be labeled with a radiotracer or radiopharmaceutical, or fluorescent or other imaging marker whose presence and location in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques. In particular, given that MW0042 (USA300—0041) is localized to the plasma membrane, this protein can be readily detected both in vivo and in vitro, with little sample preparation. In embodiments embracing the detection of MW0043 (USA300—0042), MW0046 (USA300—0045) or MW0047 (USA300—0046) protein biomarkers, phage lysin can be incorporated into the assay to instantly lyse the S. aureus cells, thereby releasing the intracellular proteins. An example of a phage lysin suitable for use is the lysin (LysK) from staphylococcal phage K. Indeed, recombinant LysK was found to inhibit a range of different species of staphylococci isolated from bovine and human infection sources, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (O'Flaherty et al. 2005. J. Bacteriol. 187:7161-7164).
- For nucleic acid-based detection it is frequently desirable to amplify the nucleic acid sample prior to hybridization. One of skill in the art will appreciate that methods of amplifying nucleic acids are well-known in the art. Such amplification methods include, but are not limited to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (Innis et al. 1990. PCR Protocols. A guide to Methods and Application. Academic Press, Inc., San Diego), real time PCR (RT-PCR), semi-quantitative RT-PCR, ligase chain reaction (LCR) (Wu and Wallace. 1989. Genomics 4:560; Landegren et al. 1988. Science 241:1077; Barringer et al. 1990. Gene 89:117), transcription amplification (Kwoh et al. 1989. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86:1173), and self-sustained sequence replication (Guatelli et al. 1990. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874).
- In the present invention, the presence of the CA-MRSA biomarkers are identified in samples taken from a patient suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection. In the context of the present invention, a sample is any fluid, cell, or tissue, living or dead. Those of skill in the art will recognize that the samples to be analyzed by the methods of the present invention can come many sources including but not limited to blood, skin cells, biopsy tissue, or similar biological samples. The sample can be obtained by a physician or healthcare professional in a hospital or other healthcare environment in traditional manners. Samples would then be prepared for analysis using methods well know to those of skill in the art and dependent on the method of detection to be used.
- In addition to diagnostic methods for CA-MRSA, the present invention embraces methods of treating CA-MRSA infections which include administering to a patient having or suspected of having a CA-MRSA infection in their bloodstream, internal organs or tissues an effective amount of cefoxitin (or other PBP inhibitors including imipenem or cefmetazole) and an effective amount of a beta-lactam antibiotic, including but not limited to penicillin, synthetic penicillin, and cephalosporins or their derivatives. In a preferred embodiment, the CA-MRSA infection is with either a MW2 or USA300 strain of CA-MRSA. In the context of the present invention, “an effective amount” is defined as an amount of the drug capable of inhibiting growth of S. aureus. The amount of drug that inhibits growth of S. aureus can be determined by a variety of means well known to those of skill in the art including determining a MIC level for a drug in vitro, as described in the present invention. For example, the MIC level of oxacillin for CA-MRSA strains USA300 and MW2 is typically less than 1 μg/ml while that of HA-MRSA strains is greater than 32 μg/ml when the drug is in the presence of a sub-MIC level of cefoxitin which is typically used at a ¼ MIC level. For any drug that is currently approved for use to treat infections in humans, one of skill could also determine “an effective amount” based on the approved dose ranges for the drug, doses which are commonly listed in sources such as regulatory agency approved drug labeling. It should also be noted that the determination of a MIC level in vitro with isolates of organisms is a well-established method for determining which type of drug to use in patients and is thus directly related to the potential efficacy of a drug.
- β-lactam antibiotics are a broad class of well-known antibiotics which includes penicillin derivatives (both synthetic and semi-synthetic penicillins), cephalosporins, monobactams, carbapenems and β-lactamase inhibitors, i.e., any antibiotic agent which contains a β-lactam nucleus in its molecular structure. Examples of penicillin derivatives include, e.g., oxacillin, nafcillin, cloxacillin, benzathine penicillin, penicillin G, penicillin V, procaine penicillin, methicillin, dicloxacillin, flucloxacillin, temocillin, amoxicillin, ampicillin, azlocillin, carbenicillin, ticarcillin, mezlocillin, and piperacillin. Examples of cephalosporins include, e.g., cefaclor, cefuroxime, cefamandole, cefotetan, cefoxitin, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, cefepime, and cefpirome. An exemplary monobactam is, e.g., aztreonam, whereas an exemplary carbapenems include, e.g., imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem, and faropenem. Furthermore, exemplary beta-lactamase inhibitors include clavulanic acid, tazobactam, and sulbactam. In particular embodiments, the beta-lactam is a penicillin derivative or cephalosporin.
- The present invention is also a method of screening drugs for activity to inhibit PBP4 activity in S. aureus isolates comprising contacting MW2 and/or USA300 isolates of S. aureus in vitro with a compound to be tested for activity against PBP4 and determining a MIC level for the compound and comparing the MIC level for the compound with an MIC level for oxacillin in MW2 and/or USA300 isolates. Compounds to be tested with this method would include any compound that is developed based either on chemical modification of cefoxitin or novel compounds found to bind to PBP4 based on a de novo drug or compound screen. These compounds are expected to inhibit growth of CA-MRSA in the presence of sub-MIC level of cefoxitin or other PBP4 inhibitors. In a particular embodiment, the compound is a derivative of cefoxitin, e.g., a derivative with additional or modified acetyl or amino groups, or additional side chains.
- Once the efficacy of a drug or a combination of drugs has been shown based on the use of the in vitro screening method of the present invention, there are many different in vivo model systems that can be used by one of skill in the art to further demonstrate efficacy and aid in identification of doses that will be both safe and effective in humans. Such animal model systems are well-accepted and used during development of new human pharmaceuticals that will undergo scrutiny by various regulatory bodies worldwide and approved for use in humans. Examples of such model systems include but are not limited to a guinea pig model of S. aureus wound infection (Kernodle, D. S. and A. B. Kaiser. 1994. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 38:1325-1330); a rabbit model of S. aureus abscess in rabbits (Fernandez et al. 1999. Antimicrob. Agent Chemother. 43:667-671); a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection (Gisby, J. and J. Bryant. 2000. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44:255-260); a mouse model of deep dermal S. aureus infection (Godin et al. 2005. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 55:989-994); and a mouse intraperitoneal infection model (Patel et al. 2004. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 48:4754-4761). In such models, drugs can be tested against infections where the infection established is from inoculation of the animal with specific CA-MRSA strains. Demonstration of efficacy in such models is measured in many ways and would include but not be limited to a reduction in mortality rate, a reduction in bacterial cell counts determined by microscopic examination of tissue or blood samples taken from the animals, or even assessment of wound healing in the animals.
- The efficacy of a drug that has been screened in vitro and shown to have activity to inhibit growth of CA-MRSA isolates will be further examined using the model described by Patel et al. (2004. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 48:4754-4761). Briefly, Swiss mice (6 mice per dose group, 4 weeks of age) will be inoculated intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 0.5 ml of bacterial suspension so that each mouse will receive from 2×108 to 3×108 CFU of CA-MRSA isolate. The drug to be tested, or the combination of drugs to be tested, is then at a dose shown to be effective in vitro but also known to be safe in animals. The doses to be tested are routinely chosen by those of skill in the art by using clinical judgment based on results of in vitro pharmacological assays. For example, doses can be ones that are equivalent to an ED10, an ED25, an ED50, and an ED75 for inhibiting bacterial growth in vitro. The drug will be administered at 1 and 4 hours after i.p. inoculation of mice with CA-MRSA isolates. The drug to be tested can be administered subcutaneously, intravenously, or orally. A vehicle control group will be used. All mice are observed for survival up to 7 days. Efficacy of the test drug will be measured as an increased survival rate as compared to control animals (untreated) and as compared to survival in a group of animals administered a positive control agent (e.g., vancomycin or another antibiotic known to have efficacy to treat CA-MRSA).
- A mouse model of S. aureus skin infection (e.g. Godin et al. 2005. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 55:989-994) will be used to examine the efficacy of a drug that has been screened in vitro and shown to have activity to inhibit growth of CA-MRSA isolates. Briefly, 4 to 5 week old immunocompetent ICR male mice will be used. Three groups of 18 mice each will be inoculated intracutaneously with CA-MSRA isolates. The intracutaneous injections will be applied to the back of each animal that will have been previously shaved with clippers. Six mice from each group will be inoculated with 0.1 ml of saline containing 107, 108 or 109 CFU/ml of CA-MRSA isolate. The mice are then examined daily for development of deep dermal abscesses, inflammatory reaction in the inoculated area and wound size for a total of 3 weeks. The drug to be tested for antibiotic activity can be given orally, by intravenous injection or dermally. If dermal administration is to be tested, the drug will be spread over the area of the abscess. The dose of test drug to be administered will be chosen based on the results of in vitro studies of inhibition of bacterial growth. As discussed above, doses can be chosen based on the percentage of growth inhibition seen in vitro. The test drug will be administered 72 hours after intracutaneous injection with CA-MRSA inoculates and can last for 7 days or longer depending on the response of the animals to the treatment. At the end of 7 days treatment, animals will be sacrificed and the skin area corresponding to the infection site and underlying tissues can be processed for bacterial count and histopathological examination. Alternatively, mice can be sacrificed at various times, at least 3 mice per time period, such as 1, 3, and 7 days in order to monitor the progression of infection in response to the test drug.
- It is contemplated that one of skill in the art will choose the most appropriate in vivo model system depending on the type of drug product being developed. Some in vivo models are more amenable to oral or intravenous injection while others are more desirable for dermal application methods. The medical literature provides detailed disclosure on the advantages and uses of a wide variety of such models.
- Once a test drug or a combination of drugs has shown to be effective in vivo in animals, clinical studies can be designed based on the doses shown to be safe and effective in animals. One of skill in the art will design such clinical studies using standard protocols as described in textbooks such as Spilker (2000. Guide to Clinical Trials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins: Philadelphia).
- One particular type of composition that is contemplated by the present invention is a topical composition for treatment of CA-MRSA skin infections. Currently marketed topical antibiotics may contain multiple ingredients to target different types of pathogens in one product. However, such compositions are not effective against CA-MRSA. Based on the findings of the present invention, such multiple ingredient formulations could be developed wherein one component consists of the compositions of the present invention which have been shown to be effective against CA-MRSA. For example, on composition contemplated by the present invention would include but not be limited to a combination of bacitracin, polymyxin B, oxacillin, and cefoxitin. Also contemplated by the present invention would be a similar combination product that includes any identified PBP4 inhibitor plus (β-lactams. Topical compositions are well known to those of skill in the art and would include the active drug ingredients formulated in pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles suitable for topical application to the skin. Such compositions can take the form of an ointment, cream, lotion, paste, gel, spray, aerosol, oil, wound dressing, or other pharmaceutical formulation which accomplishes direct contact between the active agent of the composition of the present invention and the skin. Topical formulations can also be prepared which are suitable for occlusive therapy.
- Formulations in the forms of ointments, creams, lotions and pastes can generally have carriers in the forms of oleaginous bases (e.g., White Petrolatum and White Ointment); absorption bases formed by adding a water-in-oil emulsifying agent to an oleaginous base (e.g., Hydrophilic Petrolatum, AQUABASE, and AQUAPHOR); water-in-oil emulsion bases, prepared by adding water to an absorption base (e.g., HYDROCREAM, EUCERIN, NIVEA, and Cold Cream); oil-in-water emulsion bases (e.g., DERMABASE, UNIBASE, VELVACHOL, and hydrophilic ointment); and water soluble bases (e.g., polyethylene glycol ointment such as PEG 400-600 G or PEG 3350-400 G). Suitable carriers to produce a spray, gel, or aerosol are well-known in the art.
- A carrier for topical application can also contain additional ingredients such as other carriers, moisturizers, humectants, emollients, dispersants, radiation blocking compounds, cleansing agents, anti-infective agents (e.g., antibiotics, fungicides, scabicides, or pediculicides), anti-inflammatory agents (e.g., corticosteroids), keratolytics (agents that soften, loosen, and facilitate exfoliation of the squamous cells of the epidermis), as well as other suitable materials that do not have a significant adverse effect on the activity of the topical composition. Additional ingredients can include, for example a sodium acid phosphate moisturizer, witch hazel extract, glycerine humectant, apricot kernal oil emollient, or corn oil dispersant. Other materials which can optionally be included in a topical composition include inositol or B-complex vitamins.
- In one embodiment, a topical formulation containing an active agent of the present invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier further contains transdermal or skin penetrant enhancers. Alternatively, the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is a skin penetrant enhancer. Suitable skin penetrant enhancers include, but are not limited to, solvents such as water, alcohols (e.g., methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol), alkyl methyl sulfoxides (e.g., dimethylsulfoxide, decylmethyl sulfoxide, tetradecyl methyl sulfoxide), pyrrolidones (e.g., 2-pyrrolidone, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyrrolidone), laurocapram (AZONE), and other solvents such as acetone, dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl formamide, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol; amphiphiles such as anionic surfactants (e.g., docusate sodium, sodium lauryl sulfate), cationic surfactants (e.g., quaternary ammonium salts), amphoteric surfactants (e.g., lecithins, cephalins, alkylbetamines), nonionic surfactants (mono-, di-, and triglycerides), and other fatty acids and alcohols (e.g., lauryl, cetyl, and stearyl alcohols), sucrose, sorbitan and PEG; urea and N,N-dimethyl-m-toluamide.
- Formulations suitable for transdermal administration can be presented as discrete patches adapted to remain in intimate contact with the epidermis of the recipient for a prolonged period of time. There are two basic designs of the patch system that dictate release characteristics of the active agent and patch behavior: (i) matrix or monolithic and (ii) reservoir or membrane. In the matrix system, the inert polymer matrix binds with the active agent and controls its release from the device. In the reservoir system, the polymer matrix does not control release of the active agent. Instead, a rate-controlling membrane present between the drug matrix and the adhesive layer provides the rate-limiting barrier for release of the active agent from the device. It is contemplated that either patch system is suitable for delivery of an active agent disclosed herein. Formulations suitable for transdermal administration can also be delivered by iontophoresis (see, for example, Pharmaceutical Research 3 (6):318 (1986)) and typically take the form of an optionally buffered aqueous solution of the compound. Suitable formulations contain citrate or bis\tris buffer (pH 6) or ethanol/water and contain from 0.1 to 0.2 M of the compound.
- For the specific case of topical compositions examples of model systems include but are not limited to a guinea pig model of S. aureus wound infection (Kernodle, D. S. and A. B. Kaiser. 1994. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 38:1325-1330); a rabbit model of S. aureus abscess in rabbits (Fernandez et al. 1999. Antimicrob. Agent Chemother. 43:667-671); a mouse model of S. aureus skin infection (Gisby, J. and J. Bryant. 2000. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 44:255-260); and a mouse model of deep dermal S. aureus infection (Godin et al. 2005. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 55:989-994). All of these models are applicable to testing topical compositions such as the compositions of the present invention. In such animal models, the drugs tested are formulated in vehicles such as those described above and used in human drug products. Using such models, drugs can be tested against infections where the infection established is from inoculation of the animal with specific CA-MRSA strains. Demonstration of efficacy in such models is measured in many ways and would include but not be limited to a reduction in mortality rate, a reduction in bacterial cell counts determined by microscopic examination of tissue or blood samples taken from the animals, or even assessment of wound healing in the animals.
- The following non-limiting examples are provided to further illustrate the present invention.
- The E. coli strain XL-1 blue was used in molecular cloning experiments. Luria-Bertani medium (Becton Dickinson) was used for culture of E. coli while S. aureus was cultured in Mueller Hinton Broth (Becton Dickinson) supplemented with 25 μg/ml Ca2+, 12.5 μg/ml Mg2+ and 2% NaCl (designated CSMHB). When appropriate, antibiotics were added to the media at the following concentrations: ampicillin at 100 μg/ml for E. coli; chloramphenicol at 10 μg/ml and erythromycin at 2.5 μg/ml for S. aureus. Chloramphenicol was routinely used to maintain selection for pEPSA5- and pSK236-based plasmids (Forsyth, et al. (2002) Mol. Microbiol. 43:1387). All antibiotics were obtained from Sigma (St. Louis, Mo.).
- Plasmid DNA was isolated by standard techniques (QIAGEN, Valencia, Calif.) from E. coli and from lysostaphin digest of S. aureus. Chemically-competent E. coli or electrocompetent S. aureus was used for transformation. New England Biolab restriction endonucleases and ligases were used according to the manufacturers' recommendations. IPROOF DNA polymerase from BIO-RAD was used according to the manufacturers' recommendations to generate all DNA fragment for deletions, promoter fusions, and ectopic expressions in pEPSA5. Fidelity of all DNA sequences generated by PCR was verified using fluorescently-labeled dideoxynucleotides (BIG DYE™ terminators; PE Applied Biosystems) in DNA sequencing reactions.
- All mutants were generated with in-frame deletion of target genes by allelic replacement, using the temperature-sensitive plasmid pMAD. Briefly, ˜0.8 kb PCR products upstream and downstream of targeted sequences were generated and ligated by gene SOEing (Horton, et al. (1990) Biotechniques 8:528). The resulting ˜1.6 kb product was digested, gel purified with QIAGEN columns, inserted into pMAD using same restrictions sites and transformed into E. coli. Colony PCR was performed on E. coli transformants and positive clones were then grown in media supplemented with antibiotic. Plasmids were isolated from E. coli, verified by digestion analysis and then used to transform S. aureus RN4220, selecting for erythromycin or chloramphenicol resistant and blue colonies at 30° C. Plasmid from 4220 was sequenced and used to transform S. aureus strains MW2, COL, USA300, N315 and Mu50 for which the gene was to be deleted. The process of allelic replacement is well-known in the art (Arnaud, et al. (2004) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 70:6887). For Mu50, N315 and USA300 which are erythromycin resistant, a modified pMAD vector was constructed (pMAD-CM) by cloning the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat194) gene from pSK236 into the NaeI site of pMAD. For each in-frame deletion mutant strain, the chromosomal deletion was verified by PCR and DNA sequencing. A minimum of three independent clones for each mutant were generated in every genomic background analyzed and then utilized for further testing. The resulting deletion strains were devoid of the entire ORF for both pbp3 and pbp4. The same pMAD system was utilized to reinsert the pbp4 ORF into the MW2 Δpbp4 and Δpbp3/4 and the USA300 Δpbp4 for complementation.
- Overnight cultures of S. aureus were diluted 1:100 in 40 mL of CSMHB broth and grown with shaking to exponential phase (A650 nm=0.7) in 200 mL flasks. At OD 0.7 (
Spectronic 20 using 18-mm borosilicate glass tubes), total RNA was extracted from 10 mL of culture while remaining 30 mL were divided evenly to 3 glass tubes, one with no antibiotic, the second with 10×MIC oxacillin and the third with 10×MIC vancomycin. Bacterial cultures were then left growing for an additional 60 minutes. RNAs from all samples were extracted by using a TRIZOL-glass bead method known in the art (Manna et al. (2004) J. Bacteriol. 186:5267). The concentration of total RNA was determined by measuring the absorbance at 260 nm. Ten micrograms each of total RNA was analyzed by Northern blot analysis. Each DNA probe (350 bp) was generated by PCR from chromosomal templates. For detection of specific transcripts, gel-purified DNA probes were radiolabeled with [α-32P]-dCTP by using the random-primed DNA labeling kit (Roche Diagnostics GmbH), and hybridized under aqueous phase conditions at 65° C. The blots were subsequently washed and bands visualized by autoradiography. - To confirm the effect of the pbp4 mutation on pbp2, both pbp2 promoters were cloned in pALC1484, a derivative of pSK236 containing the promoterless gfpuvr gene to generate transcriptional fusions. Clustal W was utilized to align the promoter sequences from HA-MRSA strain COL and the CA-MRSA strain MW-2, and showed the sequences to be 100% identical. Restriction analysis and DNA sequencing confirmed the orientation and authenticity of the promoter fragments upstream of the reporter gene. Recombinant plasmids were introduced into S. aureus RN4220, purified and electroporated into wild-type MW2, COL and their isogenic pbp mutants. Overnight cultures were diluted 1:100 in CSMHB with chloramphenicol and grown to an OD650 of 0.7; bacterial cultures were then exposed for 60 minutes to no antibiotic, oxacillin or vancomycin at 10×MIC. Aliquots of 200 μl were transferred before antibiotic challenge and every hour thereafter to microtiter wells to assay for cell density (OD650) and fluorescence in a FL600 fluorescence reader (BioTek Instruments). Promoter activation was plotted as mean fluorescence/OD650 ratio, using the average values from triplicate readings from three clones per strain.
- To complement the mutant strains, pMAD and the pEPSA5 expression plasmid were utilized. The same cycling utilized for generating the mutants was used with pMAD to reinsert the pbp4 gene into pbp4 and pbp3/4 mutants of MW2 and pbp4 mutant of USA300. As far as pEPSA5, genes were amplified by PCR and products were digested, gel-purified and ligated into pEPSA5. After transformation into E. coli XL-1 BLUE, colony PCR was performed on E. coli transformants and plasmid from positive clones were isolated from E. coli, verified by digestion analysis and then used to transform first in S. aureus RN4220. The positive plasmids were then introduced into MW2, USA300 and their isogenic pbp4 mutants as described above. To further confirm correct induction of each transcript with 1% xylose, RT-PCR was performed on RNAs prior and after xylose induction. Briefly, total RNA was extracted and resuspended in DEPC water. Each RNA sample was then treated with Turbo DNase from Ambion and c-DNA was generated from 1 mg of total RNA, using the Transcriptor First Strand cDNA Synthesis Kit (Roche). Regular PCR was then performed on c-DNAs using oligonucleotides specific for each gene. Genes cloned into pEPSA5 can be induced for expression with xylose (1%) or repressed by glucose (1%); however a basal level of expression was always observed without adding exogenous xylose to culture media.
- The autolysis assay was performed according to established methods (Ingavale, et al. (2003) Mol. Microbiol. 48:1451). Briefly, strains grown overnight in TSB were diluted and grown to mid-logarithmic phase (A650 nm=0.7). Cells were washed twice in cold sterile distilled water and resuspended in 10 ml of 0.05 M Tris-HCl pH 7.2 containing 0.05% TRITON X-100. Cells were incubated at 30° C. and A600 nm was measured every thirty minutes. Data are expressed as percent loss of A600 nm at indicated times compared to the zero time point. Each data point represents the mean and standard deviation from three independent experiments.
- The effect of the non-ionic surfactant TRITON X-100 was assayed on actively dividing cells according to established methods (Ingavale et al. 2003. Mol. Microbiol. 48:1451). Briefly, overnight cultures were diluted to an OD650 of 0.1 in CSMHB with different concentrations of TRITON X-100. Cells were incubated at 37° C. with shaking, and optical densities were recorded hourly for 7-8 hours. Each data point represents the mean and standard deviation from three independent experiments.
- Zymogram analysis was conducted to detect alterations in autolysin activity as previously described with minor alterations (Ingavale et al. 2003. Mol. Microbiol. 48:1451). Heat-killed RN4220 cells were incorporated into an 8% SDS-PAGE gel at 10 mg/ml wet weight. Autolytic enzymes were extracted from 10 ml of culture grown to A650 nm=0.7 using 100 μl of 4% SDS and equivalent protein levels were loaded onto the SDS-PAGE gel. After proteins were renatured overnight in water, the gel was incubated with 0.1% methylene blue to visualize clear bands, representing an area of RN4220 cell lysis. The assay was repeated three times with a representative experiment shown.
- Overnight cultures were re-inoculated in fresh CSMHB and grown to an OD650 of 0.7. One 1 mL aliquot was harvested by low-speed centrifugation and fixed immediately with 2% glutaraldehyde/1% paraformaldehyde. Oxacillin was then added to the other two specimens to achieve a final concentration of 1×MIC and 10×MIC, with cells growing at 37° C. for an additional 60 minutes. All specimens were then harvested and fixed accordingly. After being washed three times with sodium cacodylate buffer, cells were post-fixed with OsO4 and washed again. Cells were subsequently dehydrated through an ethanol series including en-block staining with 2% aqueous uranyl acetate. Samples were then embedded in EMBED-812 resin over propylene oxide; polymerization was performed at 60° C. for 48 hours. Ultra-thin sections were obtained with glass knives, and post-stained with 2% methanolic uranyl acetate and lead citrate. The sections were then examined with a JEOL JEM 1010 Electron Microscope, equipped with an AMT bottom-mounted high resolution digital imaging CCD camera system. All reagents for Electron Microscopy were bought from Electron Microscopy Sciences (Hatfield, Pa., USA).
- Peptidoglycan, muropeptides preparation and consequent HPLC separation, was performed according to known methods (de Jonge et al. 1992. J. Biol. Chem. 267:11248). Briefly, cell wall extracts were purified by shaking bacteria with glass beads and by enzymatic digestion of DNA, RNA and proteins. Peptidoglycan was then obtained by treating cell wall extracts with hydrofluoric acid. Muropeptides obtained by digesting peptidoglycan with mutanolysin (Sigma) were separated by HPLC and detected by absorption at 206 nm. Quantification was made by measuring the area of each individual peak and expressing it as a percentage of the total area of all peaks. Peaks of interest were desalted and analyzed by MALDI-MS using yano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid as the MALDI matrix at the MS Service in ITQB, Lisbon.
- Two independent batches of clinical isolates were obtained from the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, N.H. The first group included 200 blood MRSA isolates sub-cultured on 5% Columbia sheep blood agar (Remel). The second group involved 30 MRSA isolates from complicated skin and soft tissue infections (CSSTI) similarly sub-cultured. All strains were grown overnight in CSMHB broth and streaked on selective mannitol salt agar plates for confirmation. DNA extraction was performed on 500 μl of cultures. PCR was performed on all DNAs with oligonucleotides specific for mecA, pvl and the four genes found to be specific for the SCCmec type IV in CA-MRSA: MW0042, MW0043, MW0046, and MW0047. DNA amplification of mecA was used as a control to confirm that all strains were MRSA. DNAs from S. epidermidis, E. coli and S. pneumoniae were used as negative controls to confirm the specificity of the oligonucleotides. After amplification for 30 cycles (5 min of denaturation at 95° C., 30 s of annealing at 54° C. and 1 min extension at 72° C.), PCR products were resolved by electrophoresis through 1.5% agarose gels stained with ethidium bromide. Given the number of clinical isolates tested, only a small random group of PCR products were subjected to DNA sequencing to confirm specificity. S. aureus strain COL, Mu50, N315 and MRSA252 all tested negative for all MW0042, MW0043 and MW0047 and pvl while USA300 and MW2 were positive controls for this PCR reaction. The primer sequences for mecA, MW0042, MW0043 and MW0047 were as follows: mecA-
UP 5′-GGT ACT GCT ATC CAC CCT CAA A-3′ (SEQ ID NO:19), mecA-LOW 5′-TTA CGA CTT GTT GCA TAC CAT CA-3′ (SEQ ID NO:20), MW0042-UP 5′-ATT GGC AGA AAT AAA CAA AAC G-3′ (SEQ ID NO:21), MW0042-LOW 5′-TCG TTT AAT TTT TTC CCA AAC TC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:22), MW0043-UP 5′-GTT TCA GTT GGT GTT GAA GAT CC-3′ (SEQ ID NO:23), MW0043-LOW 5′-CCT ATA ATT TTC GAT AGA TTC GTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:24), MW0047-UP 5′-AGG CAT ATA AAG AAG CAG GAA AG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:25), MW0047-LOW 5′-CAC ACT GTT TTC CTA CGA TAT TTG-3′ (SEQ ID NO:26). - Minimum inhibitory concentrations and minimum bactericidal concentrations (MIC and MBC, respectively) were determined for each isolate in triplicate by microdilution techniques with an inoculum of 5×105 CFU/ml according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. Aliquots (5 μl) from clear wells were plated onto TSA drug-free plates for the determination of MBCs, followed by incubation at 37° C. for 24 and 48 hours. For the mutant strains, each one of the three clones was tested. MIC data were reported as median values from at least three independent experiments for each antibiotic. Also, strains containing pEPSA5-based plasmids were tested with and without xylose induction, but chloramphenicol was not added to avoid interference with beta-lactam resistance evaluation. To assess the synergistic effect of cefoxitin plus oxacillin, the MIC for cefoxitin for both CA- and HA-MRSA strains was determined first; 0.25×MIC of cefoxitin were then used in combination with a two-fold dilution of oxacillin to ascertain their synergistic effect. The correct inocula were confirmed by plating serial dilutions on agar. The synergistic inhibitory activity of cefoxitin with oxacillin was scored at 24 and 48 hours. Cefuroxime, a β-lactam with very low affinity for PBP4, was also tested in combination with two-fold dilutions of oxacillin and was found to have no effect whatsoever on oxacillin MICs; this finding reinforces the specificity of the interaction between cefoxitin and oxacillin.
- Antibiotic susceptibilities for MW2 were also determined by population analysis (Tomasz, A. et al. 1991. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 35:124-129). Briefly, the cells were grown overnight in CSMHB at 37° C., and then four different dilutions of the bacterial culture (100, 10−2, 10−4, and 10−6) were plated on control plates without antibiotic and on plates which contained a series of two-fold dilutions of the cefoxitin, oxacillin or oxacillin combined to one fourth the MIC of cefoxitin. The plates were incubated at 37° C. for 48 h, and colonies were counted.
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